CVE-2026-103903

high

Description

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.

References

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/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-10-12

Updated: 2026-10-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

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

CVSS v4

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

EPSS: 0.00415