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.

EPSS: 0.020 (79.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Adobe Captivate — versions 11.5.1.499 and earlier
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

psirt@adobe.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.