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GHSA-RCV7-3VFH-47X6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-05 21:30 – Updated: 2026-03-06 12:30

Details

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

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  ],
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    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
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  "id": "GHSA-rcv7-3vfh-47x6",
  "modified": "2026-03-06T12:30:30Z",
  "published": "2026-03-05T21:30:48Z",
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      "url": "https://codeberg.org/zuhri/advisory/src/branch/main/CVE-2025-29165"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/twentysevns/Vuln-IoT-Reports/blob/main/DLINK/DIR-1253/README.md"
    },
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}

CVE-2025-29165 (GCVE-0-2025-29165)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-05 00:00 – Updated: 2026-03-06 10:05

Summary

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

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

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	https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/
	https://github.com/twentysevns/Vuln-IoT-Reports/b…
	https://codeberg.org/zuhri/advisory/src/branch/ma…

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GHSA-RCV7-3VFH-47X6

CVE-2025-29165 (GCVE-0-2025-29165)

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