FKIE_CVE-2025-12940

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-11-11 17:15 - Updated: 2025-12-08 14:24
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Summary
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.
References
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://kb.netgear.com/000070355/NETGEAR-Security-Advisories-November-2025Vendor Advisory
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610Product
a2826606-91e7-4eb6-899e-8484bd4575d5https://www.netgear.com/support/product/wax610yProduct
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
netgear wax610y_firmware *
netgear wax610y -
netgear wax610_firmware *
netgear wax610 -
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