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Critical 9.8Published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2025-29165An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow.sample component
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An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow.sample component
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
dlink dir-1253_firmware dlink:dir-1253_firmware | 1.6.1684 | NVD |
References
- https://codeberg.org/zuhri/advisory/src/branch/main/CVE-2025-29165broken-link
- https://github.com/twentysevns/Vuln-IoT-Reports/blob/main/DLINK/DIR-1253/README.mdbroken-link
- https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/product
- https://zuh.re/cve/2025-29165/broken-link
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