Back to CVE records
Medium 4.9Published Mar 16, 2026

CVE-2026-29516Buffalo TeraStation NAS TS5400R firmware version 4.02-0.06 and prior contain an excessive file permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to read the /etc/shadow file by uploading…

Updated under an hour ago ()

Does this affect you?

It affects buffaloamericas terastation_nas_ts5400r_firmware. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Buffalo TeraStation NAS TS5400R firmware version 4.02-0.06 and prior contain an excessive file permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to read the /etc/shadow file by uploading and executing a PHP file through the webserver. Attackers can exploit world-readable permissions on /etc/shadow to retrieve hashed passwords for all configured accounts including root.

CVSS
4.9 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-732
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

Affected products
buffaloamericas terastation_nas_ts5400r_firmware
buffaloamericas:terastation_nas_ts5400r_firmware
through 4.02-0.06
NVD

References

  • product
  • third-party-advisory

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Your cookie choices
We use essential cookies to run this site, and, only with your consent, an advertising cookie from Google to measure whether our ads lead to sign-ups and subscriptions. See our for details.