CVE-2024-31952

An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS. Because symlinks are used during the installation process, an attacker can escalate privileges via arbitrary file permission writes. (The attacker must already have user privileges, and an administrator password must be entered during the program installation stage for privilege escalation.)

CVSS v3 6.7 MEDIUM

6.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/	Vendor Advisory
https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Jun 2025, 16:34

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Apple macos Samsung magician Apple Samsung
CPE		cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:samsung:magician:8.0.0:::::::*
References	~~() https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/ -~~	() https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/ - Vendor Advisory

21 Nov 2024, 09:14

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/ -~~	() https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2024-31952/ -

06 Sep 2024, 19:35

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE		CWE-59

14 May 2024, 16:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2024-05-14 15:26

Updated : 2025-06-03 16:34

NVD link : CVE-2024-31952

Mitre link : CVE-2024-31952

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-31952

JSON object : View

Products Affected

samsung

magician

apple

macos

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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