CVE-2025-54442Network attack vector

SYSTEM code execution via arbitrary file upload

Published Jul 23, 2025 · Updated Feb 26, 2026

Unrestricted file upload in Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server before 21.1080.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The filenameHasExecutableType method insufficiently validates user-supplied data, permitting arbitrary files to reach an executable location. No authentication or user interaction is required, and uploaded code executes with SYSTEM privileges on the Windows server.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.47%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Unrestricted file upload in Samsung Electronics MagicINFO 9 Server before 21.1080.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. The filenameHasExecutableType method insufficiently validates user-supplied data, permitting arbitrary files to reach an executable location. No authentication or user interaction is required, and uploaded code executes with SYSTEM privileges on the Windows server.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-54442
Published
Jul 23, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
MagicINFO 9 Server
Classifications
CWE-434, CAPEC-242, T1190
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 23, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 26, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=21.1080.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · MagicINFO 9 Serverversion=21.1080.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8Samsung TV & ApplianceCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC-242Code Injection
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application

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