CVE-2025-57836

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-01-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-427

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.

Affected products

Samsung Magician: from 6.3.0 through 8.3.2

References

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

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