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TI-2023-14609 Aliases CVE-2023-30799GHSA-c628-mp65-3f6f

MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation

Priority HIGH 74CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01428 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed RouterOS (MikroTik): 6.49.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MikroTikRouterOSbefore 6.49.7; up to 6.48.66.49.7Patch availableCNA
  • RouterOS VendorMikroTik Affected before 6.49.7; up to 6.48.6 Fixed in 6.49.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:ltr:*:*:*up to 6.48.7VulnerableMikroTik
cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:*6.34 to before 6.49.7VulnerableMikroTik
  • cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:ltr:*:*:* Versions up to 6.48.7 Vulnerable ·MikroTik
  • cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:-:*:*:* Versions 6.34 to before 6.49.7 Vulnerable ·MikroTik

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA RouterOS (MikroTik) Fixed in 6.49.7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-30799
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c628-mp65-3f6f

References

Exploit 1

  • 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
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Sources

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