CVE-2025-12940Credentials recorded in logs in NETGEAR WAX610 and WAX610Y
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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.
- CVSS
- 0.5 LOW (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:L/U:Amber
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-532
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- NETGEAR
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Nov 14, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NETGEAR WAX610 netgear:wax610 (from the name) | before 10.8.11.4 | CNA record |
NETGEAR WAX610Y netgear:wax610y (from the name) | before 10.8.11.4 | CNA record |
netgear wax610y_firmware netgear:wax610y_firmware | before 11.8.0.10 | NVD |
netgear wax610_firmware netgear:wax610_firmware | before 11.8.0.10 | NVD |
References
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610product, patch
- https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610yproduct, patch
- https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025vendor-advisory
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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