CVE-2025-29165 Privilege escalation in n/a
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-29165 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2025-29165 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-29165 exists.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-29165/index.md)
An attacker can escalate privileges on D-Link DIR-1253 MESH routers by exploiting the etc/shadow.sample component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-29165?
CVE-2025-29165 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue in D-Link DIR-1253 MESH V1.6.1684 allows an attacker to escalate privileges via the etc/shadow.sample component
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-29165?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dir-1253 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-29165?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-29165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-29165 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-29165 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rcv7-3vfh-47x6.