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CVE-2024-7886

Scooter Software Beyond Compare 7zxa.dll uncontrolled search path

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 16, 2024 at 09:31 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBeyond Compare

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability has been found in Scooter Software Beyond Compare up to 3.3.5.15075 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library 7zxa.dll. The manipulation leads to uncontrolled search path. Attacking locally is a requirement. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The vendor explains that a system must be breached before exploiting this issue. They are not planning on making any changes to address it.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Beyond Compare· Scootersoftware
60%
v < 3.3.5.150753.3.5.15075
Affected range stops below 3.3.5.15075, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

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Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.274873
VDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?id.274873
Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?submit.383468

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-426CWE-427

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