CVE-2021-36002

Adobe Captivate Installer Creation of Temporary File In Directory With Incorrect Permissions Could Lead To Privilege Escalation

Published Sep 1, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-22635 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
adobe
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:05 PM
Reserved
Jun 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 1, 2021, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:58 AM