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CVE-2024-53921

An attacker can create arbitrary folders in the system permission directory via a symbolic link during the installation process.

LOW 2.8EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

An issue was discovered in the installer in Samsung Magician 8.1.0 on Windows. An attacker can create arbitrary folders in the system permission directory via a symbolic link during the installation process.

CVSS 3.1
2.8 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.17% probability · 6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-276, CWE-1236
Affected
samsung/magician
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.