An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain the authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP challenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the independently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target account's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a low-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the target account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges of the attacker's own account.
https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs?channelFilter=stable&versionFilter=7.24.5
https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-25rc1-testing-is-released/27352
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-97325
https://cvd.cert.lv/disclosed/vuln-all-709639748
https://br2sec.com/lv/resursi/2026-routeros-winbox-auth-bypass/
Published: 2026-10-12
Updated: 2026-10-16
Base Score: 9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
Base Score: 8.7
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00415