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ASUS RT-AC1200

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Replacement firmware

Replace router software with a customizable system for network controls and community packages.

How to get started

Follow the guide for your exact router version. The first installation may use its web interface, recovery mode or a serial connection.

Setup
Firmware replacement; route varies by router
You’ll need
Exact hardware revision, an appropriate OpenWrt release and its model-specific installation guide.
GU · MediaTek MT7603EN / MediaTek MT7612EN Wi-Fi
Processor: MediaTek MT7621AT · Wi-Fi chip: MediaTek MT7603EN · Wi-Fi chip: MediaTek MT7612ENOpen hardware record
v1 · MediaTek MT7612EN Wi-Fi
Processor: MediaTek MT7628ANOpen hardware record
v2 · MediaTek MT7613BEN Wi-Fi
Processor: MediaTek MT7628DANOpen hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
v1 · MediaTek MT7612EN / MediaTek MT7628AN Wi-Fi
Get OpenWrt firmware Release listed · 25.12.6
Broadcom BCM43217 Wi-Fi · Broadcom BCM47189; MediaTek MT7612E Wi-Fi · MediaTek MT7620A
Get firmware Release listed · 25.12.5
v1 · MediaTek MT7628AN
Open hardware record
v2
Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
v2 · MediaTek MT7613BEN / MediaTek MT7628DAN Wi-Fi
Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
Qualcomm Atheros QCA9888 Wi-Fi · Qualcomm QCN5502
Open hardware record Release listed · 25.12.5
Original project github.com

v1 · MediaTek MT7612EN / MediaTek MT7628AN Wi-Fi

First installation
Asus Firmware Restoration tool

v2 · MediaTek MT7613BEN / MediaTek MT7628DAN Wi-Fi

Limitations
DFS
First installation
Asus Firmware Restoration tool; U-Boot TFTP recovery
Sources

Features & details

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Device details

asus rt-ac1200 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v1

Device details

asus rt-ac1200 v2 — device documentation (github.com)Device details — v2 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Hardware revision
v2

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200 v1 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v1

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200 v2 — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
v2

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200GU — TechInfoDepot (github.com)

Hardware revision
GU

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200 — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
(US/CA)

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200G — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
G

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200GP — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
G+ (Plus)

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200GU — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
GU

Device details

ASUS RT-AC1200HP — WikiDevi (github.com)

Hardware revision
HP

OpenWrt · v1 · MediaTek MT7612EN / MediaTek MT7628AN Wi-Fi

OpenWrt · v1 · MediaTek MT7612EN / MediaTek MT7628AN Wi-Fi — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool
Recovery routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool
Availability recorded by source
Discontinued 2021

OpenWrt · v2 · MediaTek MT7613BEN / MediaTek MT7628DAN Wi-Fi

OpenWrt · v2 · MediaTek MT7613BEN / MediaTek MT7628DAN Wi-Fi — v2 — Source documentation (openwrt.org)

Installation routes recorded
Asus Firmware Restoration tool, U-Boot TFTP recovery
Recovery routes recorded
U-Boot TFTP recovery
Availability recorded by source
Available 2024

Hardware differences

Technical references

Security

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Model advisories

Selected highlights

Prioritized by known exploitation, severity, then date.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC1200

ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before…

CVE-2018-8826

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.10446; RT-AC55U and RT-AC55UHP routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50276; RT-AC86U and RT-AC2900 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.384.20648; and possibly other RT-series routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC1200

Stack buffer overflow in httpd in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 380.67_0RT-AC5300 and earlier for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U,…

CVE-2017-12754

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack buffer overflow in httpd in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware 380.67_0RT-AC5300 and earlier for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the router by sending a crafted http GET request packet that includes a long delete_offline_client parameter in the url.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC1200

Stack-based buffer overflow in ASUS_Discovery.c in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U,…

CVE-2017-11420

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack-based buffer overflow in ASUS_Discovery.c in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long device information that is mishandled during a strcat to a device list.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC1200

Stack buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1,…

CVE-2017-11345

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Stack buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the router by hosting a crafted device description XML document (that includes a serviceType element) at a URL specified within a Location header in an SSDP response.

CVE published

ASUS RT-AC1200

Global buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1,…

CVE-2017-11344

Affected firmware
Version details in source scope
Fix
Fix details in the linked record
Read mitre CVE record
Details and sources
Public disclosure CVE updated

Global buffer overflow in networkmap in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices and ASUS firmware for ASUS RT-AC5300, RT_AC1900P, RT-AC68U, RT-AC68P, RT-AC88U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC66U_B1, RT-AC58U, RT-AC56U, RT-AC55U, RT-AC52U, RT-AC51U, RT-N18U, RT-N66U, RT-N56U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC3100, RT_AC1200GU, RT_AC1200G, RT-AC1200, RT-AC53, RT-N12HP, RT-N12HP_B1, RT-N12D1, RT-N12+, RT_N12+_PRO, RT-N16, and RT-N300 devices allows remote attackers to write shellcode at any address in the heap; this can be used to execute arbitrary code on the router by hosting a crafted device description XML document at a URL specified within a Location header in an SSDP response.

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