Session token replay bypasses authentication in MikroTik WebFig
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-613.
Summary
MikroTik RouterOS from 0 through 7.23.6 and from 7.24.0 through 7.24.5 has a session token replay flaw in the WebFig interface. The makeSessionKey function in libucrypto.so generates tokens with fixed salts and the user service does not check channel context, so captured tokens can be replayed in new ECDH sessions (CWE-613). A remote attacker who captures a session token can bypass authentication and keep administrative access until the token store is explicitly cleared.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
MikroTik RouterOS through 7.24.5 contains a session token replay vulnerability in the WebFig interface that allows attackers to bypass authentication by replaying captured session tokens across new ECDH sessions. The makeSessionKey function in libucrypto.so generates tokens using fixed salts without incorporating channel-specific or session-specific input, and the user service validates tokens against the login store without verifying channel context, enabling stolen tokens to grant persistent administrative access until the token store is explicitly cleared. This vulnerability extends the impact of CVE-2025-61481, which identified the underlying transport-layer exposure without a corresponding fix.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for MikroTik RouterOS.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Timeline
- 2026-10-21 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89035
- 2026-10-21 Alias added: GHSA-j7mx-6943-qw55
- 2026-10-23 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-28 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
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More MikroTik 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-2026-89035 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89035 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j7mx-6943-qw55 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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