CVE-2021-21011

Published: Jan 13, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.0

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.0 / Impact: 5.9

Source: psirt@adobe.com (Secondary)

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Adobe: Captivate

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Adobe Captivate	Up to 11.5.1.499

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Microsoft Windows	All versions

Related CWEs

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors.

References (2)

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.html

Source: psirt@adobe.com

Vendor Advisory

https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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