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OpenWrt 25.12.2 – safe to update?

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.

What's in this release

CVEs fixed

No CVEs mapped to this release, though the vendor flags it as a security update.

Community reports

• Problem TP-Link Archer x23 running OpenWRT 25.12.2 having low Wi-Fi speeds · Reddit · 2026-05-03

  Hello OpenWRT Community, I've been building out my new Home Lab Network, and I only just noticed that my TP-Link Archer x23 DumbAP is transmitting a little slow. I have a Pure Fiber connection upstream tested at the modem with 3.2Gbps up/down, the modem is using "advanced DMZ" t…

• Problem Is it just me, or does version 25.12.2 feel unstable? · Reddit · 2026-04-28

  I’ve been using 25.12.2 for about 3 days now, and it feels pretty unstable so far. My WAN connection randomly drops, and when I’m connected over Wi-Fi, my iPhone sometimes says there’s no internet connection. Interestingly, everything works fine when using a wired Ethernet conne…

• Problem Brother printers getting in a bad state after upgrading OpenWRT · Reddit · 2026-04-27

  Solved If anyone finds this post in the future, the solution was to update the printers' firmware. I still have no idea what changed on the router side after the update, but once the printers were updated they started working just fine. Original post I recently upgraded my route…

• Fine v25 thumbs up and gratitude post · Reddit · 2026-06-30

  After recently upgrading from v24 to 25.12.2 a few older wireless routers on my DMZ I was blown away by how much more stable v25 is. The new apk upgrade and memory management are out of this world compared to v24 and the constant watchdog restarts it was suffering from. I can ev…

• Fine How to install transmission 4.0.3 on OpenWrt 25.12.2 · Reddit · 2026-05-08

  Hello everyone. This is my first post here. I have just started using OpenWRT on my Netgear R6700 V2 for about a month. I started from OpenWRT 24 but recently upgraded to OpenWrt 25.12.2 . Now my current struggle is with using transmission-daemon 4.0.3 on this. The default insta…

• Mention Anyone can help me? MWAN3 · Reddit · 2026-09-08

  I did successfully setup dual WAN however my problem is that LAN4 (WAN2) is limit only to 100mbps WAN1 is set to 1GBps now i cant maximize the speed of WAN2. Do you guys have any idea what is the problem ? I did switch the cable and it seems that is not the problem. Device is AX…

• Mention TPLink AX23 · Reddit · 2026-08-28

  Hello everyone im new in OpenWRT so far i did flash OpenWrt 25.12.2 r32802-f505120278 to my AX23 1.20. I've done my research thru AI and said that i can do Dual wan setup with failover and load balancing with this kind of router. Appreciate if someone did it already and am i alr…

• Mention Isolating wireless security camera's · Reddit · 2026-05-31

  I bought some cheap wireless solar cams off aliexpress, and as far as I can see they are are not rtsp or onvif friendly. Only accessible through the eseecloud app. Tried running tcpdump to pull traffic to try to get a direct url of the camera feed, but I haven't been successful.…

• Mention Utilize J4125 Minipc 4G SIM · Reddit · 2026-05-18

  I have a J4125/N5105 minipc I ordered on Aliexpress last year. I want to utilize the built-in 4G sim, as a data backup. I vitualize OpenWRT [25.12.2] in Proxmox on it. What is a straight foward way to setup backup 4G data? I plan on testing with my phone sim card, and getting ev…

• Mention 5 GHz on Linksys MX55EC with Openwrt · Reddit · 2026-05-16

  Hello everybody! I bought Linksys MX55EC with Openwrt 25.12.2. It works, but I can't start AX WiFi. In Luci I saw only 2.4 GHz, and it works good. Gan you help me? Thanks.

• Mention Plans to address Copy.Fail? · Reddit · 2026-05-01

  Copy.Fail is not a remote vulnerability, but it is nonetheless serious so I am looking for information about the team's plans to deal with it. Apologies if I'm in the wrong place, but I figured others here might have the same questions. The wiki states that the latest stable ope…

Reports are found automatically and labelled by an AI model plus keyword rules — they can be wrong. Open the post to judge for yourself.

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