What is CVE-2024-36071?

CVE-2024-36071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2024-36071?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2024-36071

Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on Windows allows an admin to escalate privileges by tampering with the directory and DLL files used during the installation process. This occurs because of an Untrusted Search Path.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Samsung Magician — versions 8.0.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-36071?: CVE-2024-36071 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2024-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-36071?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.