CVE-2025-57836

HIGH

7.8

Description

An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3.0 through 8.3.2 on Windows. The installer creates a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation, allowing a non-admin user to perform DLL hijacking and escalate privileges.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published1/5/2026

Last Modified1/30/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

microsoft:windowssamsung:magician

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-427

References

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/(cve@mitre.org)

https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-57836/(cve@mitre.org)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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