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.
The product creates a temporary file in a directory whose permissions allow unintended actors to determine the file's existence or otherwise access that file.
The product exposes a resource to the wrong control sphere, providing unintended actors with inappropriate access to the resource.
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| https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/captivate/apsb21-60.html | patch vendor advisory |