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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-21011

Adobe Captivate 2019 version 11.5.1.499 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation.

HIGH 7.0EPSS 2.03%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.03%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Adobe Captivate 2019 version 11.5.1.499 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with permissions to write to the file system could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

CVSS 3.1
7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.03% probability · 80th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-427
Affected
adobe/captivate
Source
psirt@adobe.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.