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)
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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sat, 05 Sep 2026 21:00:00 +0000

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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 (Lont-term), 7.23.4 (Lont-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable) 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)

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

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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 (Lont-term), 7.23.4 (Lont-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
Title SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOS
First Time appeared Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros
Weaknesses CWE-88
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.2, 'vector': '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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CERT-PL

Published: 2026-09-05T20:00:59.107Z

Updated: 2026-09-09T04:26:37.714Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T19:32:24.461Z

Link: CVE-2026-86060

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T15:43:34.741Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-05T20:17:18.703

Modified: 2026-09-09T05:18:19.360

Link: CVE-2026-86060

cve-icon Redhat

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