CVE-2021-36002 (GCVE-0-2021-36002)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-01 14:29 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:05
VLAI?
Title
Adobe Captivate Installer Creation of Temporary File In Directory With Incorrect Permissions Could Lead To Privilege Escalation
Summary
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.
Severity ?
5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-379 - Creation of Temporary File in Directory with Incorrect Permissions (CWE-379)
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Adobe Captivate Affected: unspecified , ≤ 11.5.5 (custom)
Affected: unspecified , ≤ None (custom)
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