Description
RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login
path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
Published: 2026-09-05
Score: 9.2 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 10 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2026-09-10T00:00:00+00:00', 'dueDate': '2026-09-13T00:00:00+00:00'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Lont-term), 7.23.4 (Lont-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable) RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Lont-term), 7.23.4 (Lont-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
Title SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOS
First Time appeared Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros
Weaknesses CWE-88
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Mikrotik Routeros
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T03:55:59.761Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T19:32:24.461Z

Link: CVE-2026-86060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:43:34.741Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-05T20:17:18.703

Modified: 2026-09-11T12:52:16.507

Link: CVE-2026-86060

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T07:00:04Z

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