- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- magician
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- CWE-427
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Samsung Magician SSD software patched for high-severity flaw CVE-2025-57836; Windows users on versions older than 9.0 should update immediately to reduce risk. #Vulnerability https://t.co/5czqxe3mPM
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7 Jan 2026
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https://t.co/RszbmhsOBR Security alert for Samsung Magician users! A new high-severity vulnerability, CVE-2025-57836, has been disclosed, affecting versions 6.3.0 through 8.3.2. The issue lies within the installer, which creates a temporary folder with weak permissions. This ht
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7 Jan 2026
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CVE-2025-57836 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, allowi… https://t.co/gGiFQBDS2E
@CVEnew
5 Jan 2026
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