CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-36271

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.49%

40th percentile - higher than 40% of all known CVEs

Summary

Outbyte PC Repair Installer version 1.7.112.7856 is vulnerable to DLL hijacking. The missing iertutil.dll allows an attacker to place a malicious DLL with the same name, leading to privilege escalation to administrator level.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can gain full administrative privileges on the system, enabling malware installation, data theft, or complete takeover of the affected computer.

Recommendation

Immediately update Outbyte PC Repair to the latest version and implement policies restricting DLL loading from untrusted locations.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Outbyte PC Repair Installation File 1.7.112.7856 is vulnerable to Dll Hijacking. iertutil.dll is missing so an attacker can use a malicious dll with same name and can get admin privileges.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS