CVE-2025-53079VulnerabilityPublished 29 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-53079: Samsung Electronics Data Management Server · Absolute Path Traversal

Affects Samsung Electronics Data Management ServerSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.9 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

4.9Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: High
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: High: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide significant (e.g., administrative) control over the vulnerable component that could affect component-wide settings and files.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 29 Jul 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Samsung Electronics Data Management Server	Affected =2.0.0 =2.5.0.17 =2.7.0.15	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-53079, European organizations should take the following specific actions: 1) Immediately audit and restrict administrator access to the Samsung DMS to only trusted personnel, implementing strict access controls and multi-factor authentication to reduce the risk of credential compromise. 2) Monitor and analyze logs for unusual file access patterns or attempts to access files outside expected directories, which may indicate exploitation attempts. 3) Apply any available patches or updates from Samsung Electronics as soon as they are released; if no patches are currently available, consider implementing compensating controls such as application-layer filtering or network segmentation to isolate the DMS server. 4) Conduct a thorough review of the DMS configuration to ensure that file path inputs are properly sanitized and that the server's file system permissions are restrictive, preventing unauthorized file reads even if traversal attempts occur. 5) Educate administrators on the risks of credential compromise and enforce strong password policies. 6) Consider deploying endpoint detection and response (EDR) solutions to detect suspicious activities related to file access on the DMS server. These measures will help reduce the attack surface and limit the potential impact of this vulnerability.

Description

Absolute Path Traversal in Samsung DMS(Data Management Server) allows authenticated attacker (Administrator) to read sensitive files

Impact

For European organizations using Samsung Electronics Data Management Server, this vulnerability poses a significant risk to the confidentiality of sensitive data managed by the server. Since the attacker must already have administrator privileges, the threat is more relevant in scenarios where internal threats exist or where an attacker has compromised administrative credentials through other means (e.g., phishing, credential theft). The ability to read arbitrary files can lead to exposure of critical configuration files, credentials, or proprietary data, potentially facilitating further attacks or data breaches. This can have regulatory implications under GDPR, where unauthorized access to personal data can result in heavy fines and reputational damage. Organizations in sectors such as finance, healthcare, government, and critical infrastructure that rely on Samsung DMS for data management are particularly at risk. The medium severity score reflects the limited scope of exploitation (authenticated admin required) but does not diminish the importance of addressing the vulnerability promptly to prevent lateral movement or escalation of attacks within the network.

CWE-36Absolute Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessOWASP Top 10 A01:2025: Broken Access Control (opens in a new tab)
The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize absolute path sequences such as "/abs/path" that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.
Implementation · Input Validation
Assume all input is malicious. Use an "accept known good" input validation strategy, i.e., use a list of acceptable inputs that strictly conform to specifications. Reject any input that does not strictly conform to specifications, or transform it into something that does.
Implementation · Input Validation
Inputs should be decoded and canonicalized to the application's current internal representation before being validated (CWE-180). Make sure that the application does not decode the same input twice (CWE-174).
Operation · Firewall
Use an application firewall that can detect attacks against this weakness. It can be beneficial in cases in which the code cannot be fixed (because it is controlled by a third party), as an emergency prevention measure while more comprehensive software assurance measures are applied, or to provide defense in depth.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Authorization (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V12.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Absolute Path Traversal (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

security.samsungda.com/securityUpdates.html (opens in a new tab)

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Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 29 Jul 2025, 05:33 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-36

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