What is CVE-2025-29165?

CVE-2025-29165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-1253, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2025-29165?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Dlink Dir-1253

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

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-03-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Dlink Dir-1253
Dlink Dir-1253 Firmware — versions 1.6.1684

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-29165?: CVE-2025-29165 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Dlink Dir-1253, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2025-29165?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.