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CVE-2018-14847

RouterOS: MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability

MikroTik RouterOSNetwork & edge
Open in ThreatlineRecord JSON
CVSS
9.1Critical
ExploitationExploited in the wildAdded to KEV 1 Dec 2021CISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)96.0%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
Federal deadline1 Jun 2022Remediation due date for US federal agenciesCISA KEV
CISA required actionApply updates per vendor instructions. CISA KEV

What fixes it

No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.

Timeline

  1. 2 Aug 2018, 07:00 UTCPublishedCVE List
  2. 2 Aug 2018Exploit code publicMetasploit
  3. 1 Dec 2021Added to CISA KEVCISA KEV

Public exploit code and templates 2

  • Auxiliary moduleMikrotik Winbox Arbitrary File Read 2 Aug 2018Metasploit
  • Remote exploitMicroTik RouterOS < 6.43rc3 - Remote Root 10 Oct 2018Exploit-DB

Listed so defenders can prioritize. Threatline links to the source and does not host exploit code.

Description

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.

Text from CVE List

Affected versions 1

  • n/aaffected: n/aCVE List

References 10