CVE-2025-12943

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

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/rax30
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/raxe300

Configurations

No configuration.

History

11 Nov 2025, 17:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-11-11 17:15

Updated : 2025-11-12 16:19

NVD link : CVE-2025-12943

Mitre link : CVE-2025-12943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-12943

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation

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