Medium severity4.9NVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2026· Updated May 14, 2026
CVE-2026-29516
CVE-2026-29516
Description
Buffalo TeraStation NAS TS5400R firmware version 4.02-0.06 and prior contain an excessive file permissions vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to read the /etc/shadow file by uploading and executing a PHP file through the webserver. Attackers can exploit world-readable permissions on /etc/shadow to retrieve hashed passwords for all configured accounts including root.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:buffaloamericas:terastation_nas_ts5400r_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=4.02-0.06
<=4.02-0.06+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=4.02-0.06
- (no CPE)range: 0
Patches
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References
2- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/buffalo-terastation-ts5400r-excessive-file-permissions-information-disclosurenvdThird Party Advisory
- buffaloamericas.comnvdProduct
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