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; microsoft: windows
References2
- semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-secur… Vendor Advisory
- semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-secur… Vendor Advisory
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 3 · as of 11 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-427
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