PT-2024-24313 · Samsung · Samsung Magician

Pwn2Car · Published 2024-05-09 · Updated 2025-06-03 · CVE-2024-31952

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.7

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Samsung Magician version 8.0.0

Description An issue in Samsung Magician allows an attacker to escalate privileges via arbitrary file permission writes. This can occur because symlinks are used during the installation process. The attacker must already have user privileges, and an administrator password must be entered during the program installation stage for privilege escalation.

Recommendations For Samsung Magician version 8.0.0, consider restricting the use of symlinks during the installation process as a temporary workaround until a patch is available. Additionally, ensure that administrator passwords are handled securely to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-31952

Affected Products

Samsung Magician

References · 4

• https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-31952 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-31952 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/124504 · Telegram Post