CVE-2024-53921 Path traversal in n/a
An attacker can create arbitrary folders in system directories via symbolic links during installation, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-53921?
CVE-2024-53921 is a low-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the installer in Samsung Magician 8.1.0 on Windows. An attacker can create arbitrary folders in the system permission directory via a symbolic link during the installation process.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53921?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Magician.
How do I fix CVE-2024-53921?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53921 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-53921 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53921 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p9qr-rxpv-wm86.