CVE-2021-21011
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.021 · 81 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.1–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (3)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (5)
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- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.htmlcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21011cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.0116/cnnvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-06.htmlVendor Advisorynvd
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