CVE-2021-36002 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-36002

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

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Captivate
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: September 1st, 2021
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-379

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.