CVE-2025-12940 describes a vulnerability in NETGEAR WAX610 and WAX610Y access points where login credentials are inadvertently logged to a configured Syslog server. An attacker with access to the Syslog server can read these sensitive credentials. This issue affects WAX610 and WAX610Y firmware versions prior to 10.8.11.4. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high confidentiality impact. While it does not directly impact integrity or availability, the exposure of credentials can lead to further compromise. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness at this time.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 11.8.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wax610y_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 11.8.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netgear:wax610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/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
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