diff --git a/backend/package-lock.json b/backend/package-lock.json
index a453110..048d1f7 100644
--- a/backend/package-lock.json
+++ b/backend/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "ioredis": "^5.3.2",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
         "morgan": "^1.10.0",
-        "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
+        "nodemailer": "^8.0.5",
         "pg": "^8.11.3",
         "socket.io": "^4.6.1",
         "ssh2": "^1.14.0",
@@ -3055,9 +3055,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/nodemailer": {
-      "version": "6.10.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-6.10.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Z+iLaBGVaSjbIzQ4pX6XV41HrooLsQ10ZWPUehGmuantvzWoDVBnmsdUcOIDM1t+yPor5pDhVlDESgOMEGxhHA==",
+      "version": "8.0.5",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/nodemailer/-/nodemailer-8.0.5.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0PF8Yb1yZuQfQbq+5/pZJrtF6WQcjTd5/S4JOHs9PGFxuTqoB/icwuB44pOdURHJbRKX1PPoJZtY7R4VUoCC8w==",
       "license": "MIT-0",
       "engines": {
         "node": ">=6.0.0"
diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index e429641..0d22e8b 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "ioredis": "^5.3.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2",
     "morgan": "^1.10.0",
-    "nodemailer": "^6.9.13",
+    "nodemailer": "^8.0.5",
     "pg": "^8.11.3",
     "socket.io": "^4.6.1",
     "ssh2": "^1.14.0",
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts b/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts
index 6c75c96..e61b5c6 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/auth.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface AuthPayload {
 }
 
 declare global {
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-namespace
   namespace Express {
     interface Request {
       user?: AuthPayload;
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/clients.ts b/backend/src/routes/clients.ts
index b529be2..b95dc87 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/clients.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/clients.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ router.get('/:mac/signal', async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 // POST /api/clients/:mac/wol — send Wake-on-LAN magic packet
 router.post('/:mac/wol', requireWrite, async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   const mac = req.params.mac.replace(/[^0-9a-fA-F:.-]/g, '');
-  const hexMac = mac.replace(/[:\-\.]/g, '');
+  const hexMac = mac.replace(/[:\-.]/g, '');
   if (hexMac.length !== 12) {
     return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid MAC address' });
   }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/devices.ts b/backend/src/routes/devices.ts
index ef5080e..8f3d143 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/devices.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/devices.ts
@@ -1464,7 +1464,7 @@ router.post('/:id/tools/wol', requireWrite, async (req: Request, res: Response)
   if (!iface) return res.status(400).json({ error: 'interface is required' });
 
   // Basic MAC validation
-  if (!/^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:\-]){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$/.test(mac)) {
+  if (!/^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[-:]){5}[0-9A-Fa-f]{2}$/.test(mac)) {
     return res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid MAC address format' });
   }
 
diff --git a/backend/src/services/PollerService.ts b/backend/src/services/PollerService.ts
index 4c9379b..2634f64 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/PollerService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/PollerService.ts
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ export class PollerService {
     try {
       const { redis } = await import('../config/redis');
       await redis.set(key, String(ts), 'EX', 600);
-    } catch {}
+    } catch { /* redis unavailable — timestamp not cached */ }
   }
 
   private startWorkers(): void {
diff --git a/frontend/package-lock.json b/frontend/package-lock.json
index beb2f38..ff6cb33 100644
--- a/frontend/package-lock.json
+++ b/frontend/package-lock.json
@@ -2320,14 +2320,14 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/axios": {
-      "version": "1.13.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.13.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ChTCHMouEe2kn713WHbQGcuYrr6fXTBiu460OTwWrWob16g1bXn4vtz07Ope7ewMozJAnEquLk5lWQWtBig9DQ==",
+      "version": "1.15.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/axios/-/axios-1.15.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-wWyJDlAatxk30ZJer+GeCWS209sA42X+N5jU2jy6oHTp7ufw8uzUTVFBX9+wTfAlhiJXGS0Bq7X6efruWjuK9Q==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "follow-redirects": "^1.15.11",
         "form-data": "^4.0.5",
-        "proxy-from-env": "^1.1.0"
+        "proxy-from-env": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/balanced-match": {
@@ -3700,9 +3700,9 @@
       "license": "ISC"
     },
     "node_modules/follow-redirects": {
-      "version": "1.15.11",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.15.11.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-deG2P0JfjrTxl50XGCDyfI97ZGVCxIpfKYmfyrQ54n5FO/0gfIES8C/Psl6kWVDolizcaaxZJnTS0QSMxvnsBQ==",
+      "version": "1.16.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/follow-redirects/-/follow-redirects-1.16.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-y5rN/uOsadFT/JfYwhxRS5R7Qce+g3zG97+JrtFZlC9klX/W5hD7iiLzScI4nZqUS7DNUdhPgw4xI8W2LuXlUw==",
       "funding": [
         {
           "type": "individual",
@@ -4715,9 +4715,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/lodash": {
-      "version": "4.17.23",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.17.23.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-LgVTMpQtIopCi79SJeDiP0TfWi5CNEc/L/aRdTh3yIvmZXTnheWpKjSZhnvMl8iXbC1tFg9gdHHDMLoV7CnG+w==",
+      "version": "4.18.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lodash/-/lodash-4.18.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dMInicTPVE8d1e5otfwmmjlxkZoUpiVLwyeTdUsi/Caj/gfzzblBcCE5sRHV/AsjuCmxWrte2TNGSYuCeCq+0Q==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/lodash.merge": {
@@ -5371,10 +5371,13 @@
       "license": "MIT"
     },
     "node_modules/proxy-from-env": {
-      "version": "1.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-1.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-D+zkORCbA9f1tdWRK0RaCR3GPv50cMxcrz4X8k5LTSUD1Dkw47mKJEZQNunItRTkWwgtaUSo1RVFRIG9ZXiFYg==",
-      "license": "MIT"
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-from-env/-/proxy-from-env-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cJ+oHTW1VAEa8cJslgmUZrc+sjRKgAKl3Zyse6+PV38hZe/V6Z14TbCuXcan9F9ghlz4QrFr2c92TNF82UkYHA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/punycode": {
       "version": "2.3.1",