#VU101079 UNIX symbolic link following in Magician for Windows - CVE-2024-53921

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#VU101079 UNIX symbolic link following in Magician for Windows - CVE-2024-53921

Published: December 2, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU101079
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-53921
CWE-ID: CWE-61
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Magician for Windows
Software vendor:
Samsung

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and create arbitrary folders in the system permission directory.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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