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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2025-12943 json

Improper certificate validation in firmware update logic in NETGEAR RAX30 and RAXE300

published 2025-11-11 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-18 21 d ago also EUVD-2025-93539

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 6%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • NETGEAR RAX30 1.0.10.95
  • NETGEAR RAXE300 1.0.9.82

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
11 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 5.2 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
CNA 4.0 5.2 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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • NETGEAR RAX30
  • NETGEAR RAXE300

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation

References

Sources

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