CVE-2021-36002
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-379 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-11979 | High | 7.5 | 8.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2020-27216 | High | 7.0 | 4.4% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-26396 | High | 7.8 | 4.0% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-36821 | Medium | 6.8 | 2.9% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-21290 | Medium | 6.2 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-21100 | High | 7.8 | 1.7% | - | - |
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.