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CVE-2026-86060.

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known exploited MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command Vulnerability

Vendor / product
MikroTik - RouterOS
Listed by CISA
2026-09-10
Federal fix deadline
2026-09-13 (passed)
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Scores

CVSS 4.0
9.2 critical CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:
EPSS
1.1% estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 63% of all CVEs)
Weakness class
CWE-88

ATT&CK techniques

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Description

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)

Published
2026-09-05
Last modified
2026-09-11
NVD status
Analyzed

References

Covered in Decrypted

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