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Vulnerability · 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

Published Mar 5, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · dir-1253 firmware

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-29165. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of dir-1253 firmware is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.66%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe dlink/dir-1253 firmware

An 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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  • cpe dlink/dir-1253 firmware1.6.1684

How to fix CVE-2025-29165

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-29165. EPSS is 0.66%. Act only if a listed version of dir-1253 firmware is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with dlink/dir-1253 firmware 1.6.1684. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.66%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 5, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

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

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-29165

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-29165

    30-day exploitation probability 0.7%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 16, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.