Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Adobe Captivate - CVE-2021-36002
Published: August 18, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55939
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36002
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Adobe
Affected software:
Adobe Captivate
Adobe Captivate
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to creation of temporary file in directory with incorrect permissions, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-36002
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.