CVE-2025-29165

An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow.sample component

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://codeberg.org/zuhri/advisory/src/branch/main/CVE-2025-29165	Broken Link
https://github.com/twentysevns/Vuln-IoT-Reports/blob/main/DLINK/DIR-1253/README.md	Broken Link
https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/	Product
https://zuh.re/cve/2025-29165/	Broken Link

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-1253_firmware:1.6.1684:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-1253:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-05 20:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 09:05

NVD link : CVE-2025-29165

Mitre link : CVE-2025-29165

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-29165

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dlink

dir-1253_firmware
dir-1253

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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