CVE•Published 2026-09-05•Modified 2026-09-11•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-86060Mikrotik · Routeros
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
34
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 66% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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)
Timeline
Published 2026-09-05
Modified 2026-09-11
External references
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Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-86060Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Routeros"Hosts Shodan identified as running Routeros.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-86060Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-86060Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-86060Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-86060GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
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