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TI-2020-04648 Aliases CVE-2020-5720GHSA-v9mj-82v8-f72w

Path traversal in MikroTik WinBox

Priority LOW 29CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

MikroTik WinBox before 3.21 is vulnerable to a path traversal vulnerability that allows creation of arbitrary files wherevere WinBox has write permissions. WinBox is vulnerable to this attack if it connects to a malicious endpoint or if an attacker mounts a man in the middle attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01061 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—MikroTik WinBoxAll versions prior to version 3.21—No fix listedCNA
  • MikroTik WinBox Vendor— Affected All versions prior to version 3.21 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:winbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.21VulnerableMikroTik
  • cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:winbox:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.21 Vulnerable ·MikroTik

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-5720
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v9mj-82v8-f72w

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2020-04649 Insufficiently protected credentials in MikroTik WinBox CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2019-02986 MikroTik Winbox 3.20 and below is vulnerable to man in the middle attacks. CVSS 3.1LOW 3.7

Sources

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