CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-67276

HighCVSS 8.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.37%

28th percentile - higher than 28% of all known CVEs

Summary

RouterOS does not compare the complete RSA public key when matching an SSH authentication request to an authorized user key, checking the key type and modulus but omitting the exponent. Because signature verification uses the client-supplied key, an attacker knowing an authorized RSA modulus can supply a key with exponent one, forge a valid signature, and open an SSH command channel as the target user without the private key. This issue affects only the 7.x branch and was fixed in versions 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable).

Risk Assessment

The risk includes unauthorized access to the system via SSH, which can lead to full account takeover and system security compromise.

Recommendation

Immediately update RouterOS to version 7.23.4 (Long-term) or 7.24.2 (Stable) or later.

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Original NVD description (English source)

RouterOS does not compare the complete RSA public key when matching an SSH authentication request to an authorized user key, checking the key type and modulus but omitting the exponent. Because signature verification uses the client-supplied key, an attacker knowing an authorized RSA modulus can supply a key with exponent one, forge a valid signature, and open an SSH command channel as the target user without the private key.This issue affects only 7.x branch was fixed in versions: 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)

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