Vulnerability in Adobe Captivate
CVE-2021-36002
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.
EPSS: 0.005 (40.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Adobe Captivate — versions unspecified
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- psirt@adobe.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-36002?
- CVE-2021-36002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Adobe Captivate, classified under Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Insecure Permissions. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2021-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-36002?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.