CVE-2021-36002
MEDIUMAdobe Captivate <11.5.5 - Privilege Escalation
Title source: llmDescription
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.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.0
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-379
CWE-668
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
adobe/captivate
< 11.5.5
Timeline
Published
Sep 01, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026