Untrusted search path in RoboHelp - CVE-2021-21070
Published: April 13, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU52186
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21070
CWE-ID: CWE-426
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
RoboHelp
RoboHelp
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles inclusion of libraries. A local user can place a malicious file into the same directory as the file, associated with the application, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21070
Install updates from vendor's website.