CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-86060

CriticalCVSS 9.2
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper. This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable).

Risk Assessment

An unauthenticated attacker can escalate privileges in RouterOS, potentially leading to full router compromise and network traffic interception.

Recommendation

Update RouterOS to one of the specified patched versions.

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Original NVD description (English source)

RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)

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