CVE Catalog

CVE-2020-20021

HighCVSS 7.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Elevated risk
1.01%

59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs

Summary

An issue in MikroTik Router v6.46.3 and earlier allows an attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) through misconfiguration in the SSH daemon.

Risk Assessment

An attacker can remotely crash the SSH service, preventing router management and potentially disrupting network operations.

Recommendation

Immediately upgrade MikroTik Router to a version later than 6.46.3 and review SSH configuration for secure settings.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

An issue discovered in MikroTik Router v6.46.3 and earlier allows attacker to cause denial of service via misconfiguration in the SSH daemon.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS