Is CVE-2021-36002 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-36002 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-36002?

CVE-2021-36002 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-36002?

CVE-2021-36002 has an EPSS score of 0.51% (40th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2021-36002?

No published fix for CVE-2021-36002 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-36002

MEDIUM

5.0

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-379 CWE-668

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.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.51%probability of exploitation in 30 days

40thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 40% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

helpx.adobe.com

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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.