SB2021041362 - Privilege escalation in Adobe RoboHelp
Published: April 13, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021041362
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Untrusted search path (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21070)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to the way the application handles inclusion of libraries. A local user can place a malicious file into the same directory as the file, associated with the application, trick the victim into opening it and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.