OpenWrt 25.12.3 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 1 positive report found on Reddit (plus 2 other mentions). Out for 164 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 third 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-2026-31431 (named in release notes)
Community reports
- Problem
Need help upgrading flint2 from 25.12.0 to 25.12.3, broken sysupgrade · Reddit · 2026-05-09
EDIT fixed! See reply by u/fr0llic below, or forum thread . TL;DR: adblock /dev/null issue, fixed by upgrading adblock, restarting, and then sysupgrade works again. Hi, my MT6000 is running a 25.12.0 and I am unable to upgrade it to .1 or .2 or .3. I sysupgraded it many times a…
- Fine
Failed to upgrade 25.12.3 firmware · Reddit · 2026-05-12
Hello all, My router is Linksys MX4300, and I'm trying to upgrade the firmware from 25.12.2 to 25.12.3 but I got this error... Can someone help me please? Thanks in advance. https://preview.redd.it/jrs308mjtq0h1.png?width=602&format=png&auto=webp&s=4a3c4058babb3d3d212a4f1f4d92a8…
- Mention
DHCPv6-PD failing in Bridge Mode on pppoe · Reddit · 2026-06-25
I'm on openwrt 25.12. 3 my isp give /64 prefix if i setup isp router in router mode and if i setup bridge mode on isp router, on my opewrt router only wan interface got an ipv6 and no prefix, how can i fix that
- Mention
Unable to install luci-app-upnp due to missing dependancy · Reddit · 2026-05-07
Currently setting up OpenWrt from scratch as I have a new router and the configuration file from my old one soft-bricked it When trying to install luci-app-upnp I get a message in red that states Required dependency package miniupnpd is not available in any repository. I have cl…
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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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