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…

PriorityP336high7.3CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUIRSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.51%

40.0th percentile

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.

Affected

2 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
adobe	captivate	<= 11.5.5	—
adobe	captivate	unspecified – 11.5.5	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.04.4MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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