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TI-2025-21006 Aliases CVE-2025-29165GHSA-rcv7-3vfh-47x6

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

Priority HIGH 82CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00739 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-1253_firmware:1.6.1684:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.1684VulnerableD-Link Japan K.K.
cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-1253:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onD-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:o:dlink:dir-1253_firmware:1.6.1684:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.1684 Vulnerable ·D-Link Japan K.K.
  • cpe:2.3:h:dlink:dir-1253:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·D-Link Japan K.K.

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-29165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rcv7-3vfh-47x6
  3. 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Other 4

Sources

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