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TI-2021-04176 Aliases CVE-2021-21070GHSA-whpp-mq64-qp2q

Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp

Priority LOW 34CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
High
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

Adobe Robohelp version 2020.0.3 (and earlier) is affected by an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability that could lead to privilege escalation. An attacker with admin permissions to write to the file system could leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01598 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AdobeRoboHelpup to 2020.0.3; up to None—No fix listedCNA
  • RoboHelp VendorAdobe Affected up to 2020.0.3; up to None Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2020.0.4VulnerableAdobe
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:adobe:robohelp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2020.0.4 Vulnerable ·Adobe
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-21070
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-whpp-mq64-qp2q

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2013-04565 MDBMS.dll in Adobe RoboHelp 10 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2016-00941 Adobe RoboHelp Server 9 before 9.0.1 mishandles SQL queries, which allows attackers to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2007-01240 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Adobe RoboHelp X5, 6, and Server 6 allows… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2017-02325 Open redirect in Adobe RoboHelp RH2017.0.1 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2016-06635 Cross-site scripting in Adobe RoboHelp 2015.0.3 and earlier, RoboHelp 11 and earlier CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2017-02324 Cross-site scripting in Adobe RoboHelp RH2017.0.1 and earlier versions CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
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Sources

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