What is CVE-2026-52533?

CVE-2026-52533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-52533?

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

Privilege escalation in N/a

CVE-2026-52533

An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 v.1.0.1.250923.142435 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow component file

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-07-13 · last modified 2026-07-15.

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 (47.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-12.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 47th percentile — 47.2% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-52533?: CVE-2026-52533 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-07-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-52533?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.