Enhancements:
- Added support for salted hash to store password.
- The default minimum community string length for SNMPv3 is 8 chars.
- As per Mozilla's recommendation, only secure TLS1.2 ciphers are supported.
- Upgraded jQuery library to version 3.6.0.
- SNMPv3 message encryption uses AES128.
- SNMPv3 message authentication uses SHA-512.
- Upgraded OpenSSL library to the 1.1.11 version.
- Enhanced the brute-force attack protection.
Security Fixes:
- Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security/.
Bug Fixes:
- When the user enters the password, the clear text display of the password is removed.
- Addressed HTTP header sanity check
- Removed insecure hashing methods such as MD5.
- Users cannot connect to all the ports of a switch using OpenFlow.
- Failed to add IPv6 route in the hardware.
- There is a temporary loop when the switch is rebooted in a stack environment.
- Member switch doesn’t come online if SFP+ modules are used in a LAG in a stack environment.
Known Issues:
- For user passwords, line passwords and enable passwords, automatic configuration migration is supported to a more secure SHA512 in 12.0.17.6 or later releases if the passwords are encrypted in AES in 12.0.15.7 or prior releases.
- User, line and enable passwords are encrypted with MD5 (salted) in 12.0.15.7 or prior releases, they won’t be migrated into 12.0.17.6 or later releases, so you must reconfigure them.
- SNMPv3 MD5 and SHA-based passwords from 12.0.15.7 or prior releases won’t be migrated into 12.0.17.6 or later releases, so you must reconfigure them.
- A new UI page added in the previous 12.0.11.x release under Routing > Multicast > Mroute Static-Multicast Configuration doesn’t display automatically after upgrading the switch firmware from 12.0.9.x to 12.0.11.x or later releases.
Workaround: Clear the browser cache to view this newly added page.
Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/M4300/GSM_XSM4300_V12.0.17.6.zip
Firmware Update Instructions:
To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual. To find your user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/, enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.
Last Updated:10/17/2025
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