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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| 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. | |
| Title | Buffalo TeraStation TS5400R Excessive File Permissions Information Disclosure | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-732 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-16T20:08:40.712Z
Reserved: 2026-03-04T15:39:26.872Z
Link: CVE-2026-29516
Updated: 2026-03-16T20:08:33.673Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-16T20:16:18.113
Modified: 2026-03-16T20:16:18.113
Link: CVE-2026-29516
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