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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| 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 |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
30 Jan 2026, 01:26
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| First Time |
Samsung
Microsoft windows Microsoft Samsung magician |
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| References | () https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-57836/ - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
05 Jan 2026, 22:15
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| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.8 |
| CWE | CWE-427 |
05 Jan 2026, 17:15
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-01-05 17:15
Updated : 2026-01-30 01:26
NVD link : CVE-2025-57836
Mitre link : CVE-2025-57836
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-57836
JSON object : View
Products Affected
samsung
- magician
microsoft
- windows
CWE
CWE-427
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