EUVD Vulnerability Catalog
Actively Exploited (KEV)
EUVD-2026-72029
Severity: CRITICAL
Base Score: 9.2
CVSS Version: 4.0
Vulnerability Description
RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login
path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
CVSS Vector Analysis
Below is the complete, human-readable breakdown of the CVSS metric string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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Attack Vector (AV): Network
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Attack Complexity (AC): Low
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Attack Requirements (AT): Present
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Privileges Required (PR): None
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User Interaction (UI): None
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Vulnerability Confidentiality Impact (VC): High
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Vulnerability Integrity Impact (VI): High
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Vulnerability Availability Impact (VA): High
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Subsequent Confidentiality Impact (SC): None
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Subsequent Integrity Impact (SI): None
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Subsequent Availability Impact (SA): None
Affected Vendors & Systems
Vendor
MikroTik
References & Advisory Links
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/
- https://npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800
Metadata Profile
Database Authority
European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) EUVD
Assigner
CERT-PL
EPSS Probability
0
Known Aliases
CVE-2026-86060
GHSA-6425-cjxv-52gp
Published On
2026-09-05
Last Updated
2026-09-05
Exploited Since
2026-09-05