Vulnerability in Netgear WAX610 (CVE-2025-12940)
Summary
Vulnerability in Netgear WAX610 (CVE-2025-12940). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Login credentials are inadvertently recorded in logs if a Syslog Server is configured in NETGEAR WAX610
and WAX610Y (AX1800 Dual Band PoE Multi-Gig Insight Managed WiFi 6
Access Points). An user having access to the syslog server can read the logs containing these credentials.
This issue affects WAX610: before 10.8.11.4; WAX610Y: before 10.8.11.4.
Devices
managed with Insight get automatic updates. If not, please check the firmware version
and update to the latest.
Fixed in:
WAX610 firmware
11.8.0.10 or later.
WAX610Y firmware
11.8.0.10 or later.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-12940 has been found in Netgear WAX610.
Confidential information can be exposed externally. CVSS score: 5.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Netgear WAX610 CVE-2025-12940" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-12940 (Netgear WAX610) — CWE-532 / CVSS v3 5.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-532) exists in Netgear WAX610.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Netgear WAX610.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 5.5/10). Confidential information can be exposed externally.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'WAX610' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'WAX610' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
WAX610を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch kb.netgear.com
- web netgear.com
- web netgear.com