CVE-2025-29165: D-Link Dir-1253 Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 0.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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

Affected products

• D-Link Dir-1253 Firmware: version 1.6.1684 only

Published 2026-03-05. Last modified 2026-06-17.