CVE-2025-12940CWE-532

CVE-2025-12940

Medium · published November 11, 2025

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
20.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00291 · 20.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-532 · Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Published
2025-11-11T22:15Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
netgear/wax610y_firmware< 11.8.0.1011.8.0.10
netgear/wax610_firmware< 11.8.0.1011.8.0.10
References (3)
https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025 · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610 · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610y · a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 NOV 16:17Z
    Credentials recorded in logs in NETGEAR WAX610 and WAX610Y
    cvelistv5