CVE-2025-4632 Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server: file path flaw
In plain words: The program can be tricked into reading or writing files outside the folder it should stay in. Leaks files such as passwords and settings, or overwrites important ones.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Jun 12, 2025
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 allows an attacker to write arbitrary file as system authority.
- Type of flaw
- File path flaw (CWE-22)
- Confirmed exploited
- May 22, 2025
- US federal patch deadline
- Jun 12, 2025
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Questions about CVE-2025-4632
Is CVE-2025-4632 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-4632 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on May 22, 2025, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2025-4632?
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-2025-4632?
Only if you use Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server. This one is aimed at devices or apps of the kind people own.