Unauthenticated file read in Mikrotik RouterOS
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
RouterOS WebFig contains an unauthenticated file-read vulnerability in the /jsproxy path where a newly allocated session retains a stale uninitialized principal pointer used for file authorization. An unauthenticated attacker can prepare the allocator so that the file-serving path dereferences this pointer with sufficient rights, then supply parent-directory components in an encrypted URI to escape the WebFig file namespace and disclose root-owned files, including configuration stores containing credentials.This issue affects only 7.x branch was fixed in versions: 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA RouterOS (Mikrotik) Fixed in 7.24.2, 7.23.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
Mikrotik RouterOS — mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability
6 records Highest priority Priority CRITICAL 3 CRITICAL, 1 HIGH, 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58872 SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOSPriority CRITICAL 99
- TI-2026-47574 Kernel memory disclosure and denial of service in MikroTik RouterOS btest servicePriority CRITICAL 95
- TI-2026-47576 SSH Pre-Authentication Rekey State Bypass in MikroTik RouterOSPriority CRITICAL 88
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-67281
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m7q3-cwh2-ffg5
References
Exploit 1
Advisory 3
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-2026-67281 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-67281 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m7q3-cwh2-ffg5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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