An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3.0 through 8.3.2 on Windows.
Priority LOW 35CWE-427Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00133 2nd 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57836
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wcvq-gwcq-gwhf
References
More Samsung Magician vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-02422 Improper certificate validation in Samsung Magician CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15769 Improper privilege control for the named pipe in Samsung Magician PC Software 8.0.0 (for… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
- TI-2024-21054 An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2024-23921 Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on Windows allows an admin to escalate privileges by tampering… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.3
- TI-2024-21055 An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2025-23202 An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3 through 8.3 on Windows. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-57836 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-57836 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wcvq-gwcq-gwhf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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