CVE-2024-7399 Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server: dangerous file upload
In plain words: The program accepts files it should refuse, such as programs disguised as ordinary uploads. The attacker can place and run their own tools on the server.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline May 8, 2026
What to do
- Install Samsung's security update for MagicINFO 9 Server. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
- Restart your phone every few days; some spyware does not survive a reboot.
- If you are a journalist, activist, lawyer, politician or executive, turn on Lockdown Mode (iPhone) or Advanced Protection (Android).
Who is affected
Could reach you. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.
What's at risk: Messages, photos, location, microphone and camera. The most serious ones are "zero-click": no tap needed from the owner. They are usually used as spyware against a small number of chosen people.
The details
- Official name
- Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server Path Traversal Vulnerability
- Product
- Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server
- CISA description
- Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow an attacker to write arbitrary files as system authority.
- Type of flaw
- Dangerous file upload (CWE-22, CWE-434)
- Confirmed exploited
- Apr 24, 2026
- US federal patch deadline
- May 8, 2026
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Questions about CVE-2024-7399
Is CVE-2024-7399 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2024-7399 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Apr 24, 2026, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2024-7399?
Install Samsung's security update for MagicINFO 9 Server. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Install system updates the day they come out — most phone zero-days are fixed in a point release.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-7399?
Only if you use Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.