CVE-2025-53082
Published: 29 July 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-53082 is a medium-severity Relative Path Traversal (CWE-23) vulnerability in Samsung Data Management Server Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique File Deletion (T1070.004); ranked in the top 14.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2025-53082 is an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability, tracked under CWE-23, that affects Samsung DMS (Data Management Server). The flaw permits deletion of arbitrary files from unintended filesystem locations and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.1 reflecting physical access vector, low attack complexity, and impacts to integrity and availability without requiring authentication or user interaction.
An attacker who can reach one of the specific authorized private IP addresses permitted by the deployment can trigger the deletion, resulting in targeted removal of files that may disrupt service operation or data integrity on the affected server.
The official Samsung security advisory published at https://security.samsungda.com/securityUpdates.html addresses the issue and should be consulted for available patches or configuration guidance. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0233 with no material increase observed since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-22972
Vulnerability details
An 'Arbitrary File Deletion' in Samsung DMS(Data Management Server) allows attackers to delete arbitrary files from unintended locations on the filesystem. Exploitation is restricted to specific, authorized private IP addresses.
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Related Threats
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Why these techniques?
Arbitrary file deletion via path traversal directly enables file deletion for indicator removal and data destruction to impact integrity/availability.
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Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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Validates and sanitizes file path inputs to block relative path traversal sequences that enable deletion of arbitrary files outside intended directories.
Enforces authorization checks on file-system operations so that only permitted deletions within approved paths can succeed, directly stopping the unauthorized deletions.
Restricts the privileges granted to the DMS process or user context, limiting the scope of files that can be deleted even if a traversal succeeds.