CVE-2023-30799: MikroTik RouterOS (High, CVSS 7.2)
- CVSS
- 7.2 High (v3.1)
- EPSS
- 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 72.9% of CVEs)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not on CISA’s KEV list
- Public exploit
- Yes, reported in 1 GitHub repository
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Published
- Jul 19, 2023
What it is
MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Description from the National Vulnerability Database.
What to do
Check whether you run MikroTik RouterOS, then apply the vendor’s fix or mitigation from the advisories below. Because this flaw is exploited or has public exploit code, treat it as urgent and check for signs of compromise, not just the patch level.
Advisories and fixes
ThreatRoundup coverage
Doorway Botnet Walks Into MikroTik Routers With Blank Passwords
Sources: NVD, FIRST EPSS, CISA KEV, and public exploit databases (availability only). ThreatRoundup reports whether public exploit code exists but never links to it: fake proof-of-concepts that infect security researchers are common. This page updates automatically.