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.
Published: 2026-01-05
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 02:30:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:30:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Samsung
Samsung magician
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft windows
Samsung
Samsung magician

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 01:15:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 05 Jan 2026 23:30:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-427
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:45:00 +0100

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
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Microsoft Windows
Samsung Magician
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T21:28:38.192Z

Reserved: 2025-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2025-57836

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-05T21:28:16.957Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-01-05T17:15:45.877

Modified: 2026-06-17T09:43:30.977

Link: CVE-2025-57836

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-01-06T15:17:06Z

Weaknesses