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CVE-2025-57836

Samsung Magician - Installer

Samsung CVSS 7.8 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A vulnerability in Samsung Magician 6.3.0 through 8.3.2 allows non-admin users to perform DLL hijacking and escalate privileges due to weak permissions in a temporary folder created during installation. This issue poses a significant risk as it can be exploited to gain elevated access to the system."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type DLL
Target Asset Unknown DLL (varies based on hijacking)
Standard Path %temp%
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Unknown DLL (varies based on hijacking) (DLL)
$Targets = 'Unknown DLL (varies based on hijacking)'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

System Management Services

Internal Work Notes

CVE-2025-57836: Samsung Magician Installer Vulnerability - Potential Privilege Escalation

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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.