CVE-2026-52533

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.8Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
0.0(none)
EPSS
33.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 13, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Jul 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

CVE-2026-52533: D-Link DIR-1253 White PrivEsc via etc/shadow | Zuhri

https://zuh.re/cve/2026-52533/
generic

zuhri/advisory: Index of my security research. - Codeberg.org

https://codeberg.org/zuhri/advisory#recent-poc
generic

Security Bulletin | D-Link

https://www.dlink.com/en/security-bulletin/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-52533(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-14 13:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  6. 2026-07-13 22:28 UTCNVD update
  7. 2026-07-13 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-13 21:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-52533?
CVE-2026-52533 is a critical vulnerability published on July 13, 2026. 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
When was CVE-2026-52533 disclosed?
CVE-2026-52533 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 13, 2026, with the most recent update on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-52533 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-52533 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-52533?
CVE-2026-52533 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 0.0.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-52533?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-52533, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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