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Vulnerability record · CVE-2025-57836 · published 5 January 2026

CVE-2025-57836: Samsung magician uncontrolled search path element vulnerability

Samsung · Magician

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.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.13% · top 97.8% CWE-427 · Uncontrolled search path element
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
0.13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/ Vendor Advisory
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-57836/ Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2025-57836), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.