VDB-339570 · CVE-2025-57836 · EUVD-2026-0832

Samsung Magician up to 8.3.2 on Windows Installation uncontrolled search path

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Magician up to 8.3.2 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation results in uncontrolled search path. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-57836. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Magician up to 8.3.2 on Windows. Affected is an unknown function of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a uncontrolled search path vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-427. The product uses a fixed or controlled search path to find resources, but one or more locations in that path can be under the control of unintended actors. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at semiconductor.samsung.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-57836 since 08/20/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/06/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1574 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2026-0832) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-0010). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

Samsung Exynos

Productinfo

Vendor

Samsung

Name

Magician

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Uncontrolled search path
CWE: CWE-427 / CWE-426
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

08/20/2025 CVE reserved
01/05/2026 +138 days Advisory disclosed
01/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/06/2026 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-57836 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-57836
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-339570
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-0010 - Samsung Exynos: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 01/05/2026 18:42
Updated: 01/06/2026 10:38
Changes: 01/05/2026 18:42 (54), 01/06/2026 06:36 (7), 01/06/2026 10:38 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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