# CVE-2024-7886: Scooter Software Beyond Compare 7zxa.dll uncontrolled search path

> Local attackers can exploit an uncontrolled search path in 7zxa.dll to execute code, though the vendor disputes the severity and requires prior system breach.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 10 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8gjp-4c89-5ff3

## What is CVE-2024-7886?

CVE-2024-7886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scooter Software Beyond Compare, published on 16 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element), CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-7886?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-7886?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-7886 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-7886 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-7886 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-7886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Scooter Software Beyond Compare, published on 16 Aug 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-7886 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Scooter Software Beyond Compare. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7886/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7886/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-7886
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7886
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-7886

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-7886/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.