CVE-2024-31952: An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS

Routine

MEDIUM 6.7DOWNGRADE

CVE-2024-31952 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.7) affecting magician. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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.)

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.7 (Medium)
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	High
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	Required
EPSS exploit chance	0.2% (top 93%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-59
Published	2024-05-14
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: samsung

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2024-05-14 15:26 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 07:28 UTCUpdated Record last modified

samsung magician DOWNGRADE

Affected: 8.0.0

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 8.0.0

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy magician || rpm -q magician || magician --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 8.0.0 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison magician sudo apt install magician=<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0.0> sudo apt-mark hold magician

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list magician sudo dnf downgrade magician-<VERSION_BEFORE_8.0.0> sudo dnf versionlock add magician

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2024-31952?

magician: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2024-31952 being exploited?

CVE-2024-31952 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2024-31952 affect?

CVE-2024-31952 affects magician. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.7). 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

How urgent is CVE-2024-31952?

Priority 25/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

macOS vulnerabilities · Samsung vulnerabilities

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CVE-2024-31953 MEDIUM 6.7 DOWNGRADE An issue was discovered in Samsung Magician 8.0.0 on macOS

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