9.3

CVE-2021-21070: adobe robohelp Uncontrolled Search Path Element

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 19-04-2021Last modified 23-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-21070 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Uncontrolled Search Path Element vulnerability in adobe robohelp. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-04-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 23-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Adobe1 product
  • robohelp≥ unspecified, ≤ 2020.0.3 | ≥ unspecified, ≤ None | < 2020.0.4

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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