MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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Vendor Solution
Upgrade to RouterOS 7.24.5 stable, 7.25rc1 testing, or a later vendor release containing the fix.
Vendor Workaround
Until upgrade, restrict the WinBox service to trusted management addresses, remove the winbox policy from low-privilege accounts, or disable WinBox. These measures reduce reachability but do not replace the fix.
No CVSS v3.0
No CVSS v2
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.415% probability within 30 days)
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Mikrotik
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Mikrotik routeros |
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| Description | An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain the authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP challenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the independently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target account's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a low-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the target account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges of the attacker's own account. | |
| Title | MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-863 | |
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cvssV3_1
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