Vulnerability in Netgear Rax30 Firmware (CVE-2025-12943)
Summary
Vulnerability in Netgear Rax30 Firmware (CVE-2025-12943). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Improper certificate
validation in firmware update logic in NETGEAR RAX30 (Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream
AX2400 WiFi 6 Router) and RAXE300 (Nighthawk AXE7800 Tri-Band
WiFi 6E Router) allows attackers with the ability to intercept and
tamper traffic destined to the device to execute arbitrary commands on the
device.
Devices
with automatic updates enabled may already have this patch applied. If not,
please check the firmware version and update to the
latest.
Fixed in:
RAX30 firmware
1.0.14.108 or later.
RAXE300 firmware
1.0.9.82 or later
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2025-12943 has been found in Netgear Rax30 Firmware.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Netgear Rax30 Firmware CVE-2025-12943" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2025-12943 (Netgear Rax30 Firmware) — CWE-295 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: adjacent-network / unauthenticated / 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-295) exists in Netgear Rax30 Firmware.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Netgear Rax30 Firmware.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
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. Audit SBOM/dependencies 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
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Netgear Rax30 Firmware を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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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