CVE-2025-12943

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

Published Nov 11, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 5.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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

Remediation

Vendor Solution

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

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:raxe300:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgear rax30 Firmware
Netgear raxe300 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:netgear:rax30:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:netgear:raxe300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:rax30_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:netgear:raxe300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Netgear rax30 Firmware
Netgear raxe300 Firmware
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Netgear
Netgear rax30
Netgear raxe300
Vendors & Products Netgear
Netgear rax30
Netgear raxe300
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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
Title Improper certificate validation in firmware update logic in NETGEAR RAX30 and RAXE300
Weaknesses CWE-295
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.2, '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NETGEAR
Published
Updated
Feb 26, 2026, 4:57 PM
Reserved
Nov 10, 2025, 7:35 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Nov 11, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 9:10 PM