What is CVE-2025-57836?

CVE-2025-57836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-57836?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2025-57836

An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 6.3.0 through 8.3.2 on Windows. The installer creates a temporary folder with weak permissions during installation, allowing a non-admin user to perform DLL hijacking and escalate privileges.

Published 2026-01-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/ (Vendor Advisory)
semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57836?: CVE-2025-57836 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2026-01-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-57836?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.