CVE-2025-4632
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory vulnerability in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server version before 21.1052 allows attackers to write arbitrary file as system authority.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA path traversal vulnerability in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server before version 21.1052 allows unauthenticated attackers to write arbitrary files to any location on the filesystem with SYSTEM privileges, potentially enabling complete remote code execution and system compromise.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 21.1052.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server installationLocate the MagicINFO installation directory, typically under C:\Program Files\Samsung or C:\Samsung, and identify the magicinfo.exe or related service executablesAffected if Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server is present on the system
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Determine installed versionRight-click on the main MagicINFO executable or access the application's About/Version information panel, or check the version property of the service executableAffected if The version is lower than 21.1052.0 (for example, 21.1051.x or earlier)
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Identify if web interface is accessibleCheck if port 8080, 8443, or the default HTTP/HTTPS ports are open and responding to requests for the MagicINFO web applicationAffected if The MagicINFO web portal is exposed and reachable from the network
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Check for suspicious file write activityReview application and web server logs for unusual file upload or write operations, and monitor the MagicINFO upload directories for unexpected filesAffected if Log entries show write operations to unexpected paths or unauthorized file creations outside designated upload folders
Your environment is affected if Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server version lower than 21.1052.0 is installed and its web interface is network-accessible, allowing unauthenticated path traversal file writes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped21.1052.0
Upgrade to Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server version 21.1052 or later. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network exposure to the server and implement additional input validation on file path operations.
21.1052.0 or later
- Back up the current MagicINFO 9 Server installation and database before proceeding with the upgrade
- Download MagicINFO 9 Server version 21.1052.0 or later from the official Samsung support portal (security.samsungtv.com)
- Stop the MagicINFO 9 Server service
- Install the updated version following Samsung's standard upgrade procedure
- Restart the MagicINFO 9 Server service
- Verify the installation by checking the version number in the server administration interface
- Test that normal functionality is restored and the path traversal vulnerability is no longer exploitable
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation4.0 h
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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