OpenWrt 25.12.1 – safe to update?
2 problem reports and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 8 other mentions). Out for 214 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Newer release in this line: OpenWrt 25.12.6 (2026-10-18). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
Security update: this release fixes security issues. Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.
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What's in this release
The OpenWrt community is proud to announce the first service release of the OpenWrt 25.12 stable series. Upgrading from 24.10 to 25.12 should be transparent on most devices, as most configuration data has either remained the same or will be translated correctly on first boot by the package init scripts. For upgrades within the OpenWrt 25.12 stable series, Attended Sysupgrade is also supported, which allows preservin…
Source: forum.openwrt.org announcements
CVEs fixed
- CVE-2026-30871 (named in release notes)
- CVE-2026-30872 (named in release notes)
- CVE-2026-30873 (named in release notes)
- CVE-2026-30874 (named in release notes)
- CVE-2026-32721 (named in release notes)
Community reports
- Problem
Laggy LuCi interface and internet since update to 25.12.1 on EAP 615 · Reddit · 2026-03-23
Hello, I have updated from 24.10 to 25.12 on à EAP 615 wall. I noticed that the Luci interface is far less reactive than before, changing pages take few seconds, before it was instant. On a side note, I have the feeling that my internet responsiveness has also decreased over the…
- Problem
GL-MT6000 - 25.12.1 - Daemon.err dnsmasq[1]: failed to send packet: Resource temporarily unavailable · Reddit · 2026-03-22
Anyone else having the eassue on GL-MT6000 - 25.12.1 - Where dnsmasq freaks out pulling down the whole network? Daemon.err dnsmasq[1]: failed to send packet: Resource temporarily unavailable Openend bug report, please join/enrich if you have further info: https://github.com/open…
- Mention
[TR3000 v1 / ubootmod] Physical switch not working via gpio-keys? Here's how I used it to auto-toggle a cloned MAC for hotel captive portals · Reddit · 2026-08-15
Posting this in case anyone else hits the same wall. Setup: Cudy TR3000 v1, flashed to the ubootmod layout (ImmortalWrt 25.12.1), using the router as a travel client (wwan) connecting to hotel/venue wifi, with the intent of using the physical slide switch to toggle between my ph…
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Backup & restore without losing any settings & keeping all packages. · Reddit · 2026-08-11
I'm super new to openwrt, long time ddwrt user. I recently got my first openwrt router Asus tuf ax6000. I found immortalwrt actually first & liked that it had a few extra pkgs included that I wanted. Now I'm on 25.12.1 but the WiFi is terrible. I could downgrade but openwrt alre…
- Mention
Trying to install on TPLink CPE710, bricked it · Reddit · 2026-07-30
[UPDATE] Well, OpenWRT turned out to be installed after all. I was unable to revert to the Pharos software but after power cycling the CPE710 it came up on IP address 192.168.1.1 and turned out to be running openwrt after all. So I have a functioning device. I am looking at the…
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Multiple dnsmasq instances + dhcp server · Reddit · 2026-05-24
I feel like I'm not grokking the documentation or something. My production router is still running 24.10.2, and my sandbox tester is running 25.12.1. I'm trying to use a different local domain for a second subnet, in the form of lan: 192.168.1.1/24 home.fqdn.com iot: 192.168.3.1…
- Mention
Multiple DHCP/DNS Issues with OpenWRT · Reddit · 2026-04-17
EDIT: Added /etc/config/network. Setup: My principal router which connects the WAN to my lan is a GL.iNet GL-MT6000 running OpenWRT 25.12.1. Its LAN interface is assigned the IP 10.0.0.1 and its WAN interface has an IP address assigned to me by my ISP (Google Fiber). In addition…
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OpenWRT 25.12.1 -> 25.12.2 Sysupgrade Question. · Reddit · 2026-04-12
I have a TP-Link Archer A7 v5. I just upgraded it to 25.12.1 - r32768-b21cfa8f8c. Unfortunately with this version I am having intermittent packet loss/forwarding issues. I'm looking at the techdata on the Wiki and seeing "Supported Current Rel: 25.12.1", but the LuCI Attended Sy…
- Mention
Cloudflare-v4 DDNS · Reddit · 2026-03-28
Using x86/64 on generic Dell Optiplex hardware with 16 GB of RAM. OpenWrt 25.12.1 r32768-b21cfa8f8c / LuCI openwrt-25.12 branch 26.078.75052~c5deeda I'm following the latest Cloudflare DDNS documentation as I need the new API-based IP verification method since I have two apex DN…
- Mention
Archer AX21 V4 Support · Reddit · 2026-03-21
Quick question about OpenWrt images for Archer AX21 v4. I noticed that in both 25.12.0 and 25.12.1 snapshots, there are proper sysupgrade and factory images available for this router. But in the corresponding stable release directories, only the kernel/initramfs images are prese…
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Other OpenWrt versions
- 25.12.6 2026-10-18
- 24.10.8 2026-07-26
- 25.12.5 2026-07-01
- 24.10.7 2026-05-31
- 25.12.4 2026-05-14
- 25.12.3 2026-05-07
- 25.12.2 2026-03-27
- 25.12.1 2026-03-18
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