CVE-2021-36002

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.

• CWE-379
• CWE-668

• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Sep 1, 2021

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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