CVE-2025-12943 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-12943: Improper certificate validation in firmware update logic in NETGEAR RAX30 and RAXE300

Vendor Netgear
Product RAX30
Weakness CWE-295
Published November 11, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026
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CVSS base score

5.2/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 11, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated