Information disclosure in Netgear Wax610
CVE-2025-12940
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.
EPSS: 0.003 (18.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Netgear Wax610 — versions 0
- Netgear Wax610_firmware
- Netgear Wax610y — versions 0
- Netgear Wax610y_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (Product, product, patch)
- a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (Product, product, patch)
- a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5 (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-12940?
- CVE-2025-12940 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Netgear Wax610, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2025-11-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-12940?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.