CVE-2020-5721

Published Apr 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-26880 MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
tenable
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 8:39 AM
Reserved
Jan 6, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 15, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:22 AM