VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2021-36002

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.51%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2021-09-01
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

Adobe Captivate version 11.5.5 (and earlier) is affected by an Creation of Temporary File In Directory With Incorrect Permissions vulnerability that could result in privilege escalation in the context of the current user. The attacker must plant a malicious file in a particular location of the victim's machine. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must launch the Captivate Installer.

Weakness classification

  • psirt@adobe.com: CWE-379
  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-668

Primary references