Privilege escalation in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2025-32098
An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3 through 8.3 on Windows. An attacker can achieve Elevation of Privileges to SYSTEM by exploiting insecure file delete operations during the update process.
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.002 (13.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Microsoft Windows
- Samsung Magician
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-32098?
- CVE-2025-32098 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-09-02.
- How severe is CVE-2025-32098?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-32098 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.