CVE-2025-4632: Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Is it exploited?
Yes. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 22 May 2025, 9 days after the CVE record was published.
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 24.1%
EPSS score, percentile 97.8 of all scored records
- How severe?
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
Required action (CISA), due 12 Jun 2025: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected: before 21.1052
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
What to do
Required action, set by CISA
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA due date for this action: 12 June 2025.
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
Linked from CISA's catalog entry
- https://security.samsungtv.com/securityUpdates#SVP-MAY-2025
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-4632
Affected products and versions
As listed in the CVE record.
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 21.1052 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
About this vulnerability
Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server contains a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as system authority.
Summary: CISA's KEV catalog, as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA added CVE-2025-4632 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 22 May 2025.
- CISA's ransomware flag for this entry is "Unknown": no evidence of ransomware use in the catalog, which is not proof of none.
- The due date CISA sets for the required action is 12 Jun 2025.
- The CVE record was published on 13 May 2025, 9 days before it was added to KEV.
- The CVE record carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical), given by its CNA.
- FIRST's EPSS model puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 24.1% (percentile 97.8), as of 28 Oct 2026.
- CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact total.
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.28, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Description
Improper 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.
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Weakness
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record and the KEV entry.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 May 2025 | CVE record published |
| 22 May 2025 | Added to CISA KEV |
| 12 Jun 2025 | CISA due date for the required action |
| 26 Feb 2026 | CVE record last updated |
References
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