What is CVE-2021-21011?

CVE-2021-21011 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2021-21011?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Adobe Captivate

CVE-2021-21011

Adobe Captivate 2019 version 11.5.1.499 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with permissions to write to the file system could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

Published 2021-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.020 (80.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.020 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Adobe Captivate — versions 11.5.1.499 and earlier
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.html (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21011?: CVE-2021-21011 is a high-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2021-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-21011?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.