High severity · published Jan 5, 2026
CVE-2025-57836
An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3.0 through 8.3.2 on Windows
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MA
Magician · Samsung
6.3.0 through 8.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-57836
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-57836
Vendor Advisory
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/
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