RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable, RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term, and below insufficiently validate…
Priority LOW 35CWE-494Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-494.
Summary
RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable, RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term, and below insufficiently validate where upgrade packages are download from when using the autoupgrade feature. Therefore, a remote attacker can trick the router into "upgrading" to an older version of RouterOS and possibly reseting all the system's usernames and passwords.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01059 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | MikroTik RouterOS | RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable and below. RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term and below. | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- MikroTik RouterOS Vendor— Affected RouterOS 6.45.6 Stable and below. RouterOS 6.44.5 Long-term and below. Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-3977
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-94gr-5fp3-387v
References
More MikroTik Routeros vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-05369 A buffer overflow was found in the MikroTik RouterOS SMB service when processing NetBIOS… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-58872 SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOS KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2018-10669 MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-47574 Kernel memory disclosure and denial of service in MikroTik RouterOS btest service KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-47576 SSH Pre-Authentication Rekey State Bypass in MikroTik RouterOS KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2022-22302 Out-of-bounds read in MicroTik RouterOS CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-3977 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-3977 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-94gr-5fp3-387v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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