Authentication Bypass Vulnerability: Mikrotik Routeros

VPNFilter was not your average DDoS botnet. It had capabilities usually reserved for nation-state cyber-espionage tools:

| Product | Vulnerable Versions | First Fixed Version | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | RouterOS | v6.40.6 (and all versions up to v6.49.7) | v6.49.8 | | RouterOS | v7.0 (up to v7.9) | v7.10 | | RouterOS | Long-term (v6.44.5 – v6.48.6) | v6.48.7 (long-term) | mikrotik routeros authentication bypass vulnerability

For home users utilizing MikroTik for high-speed streaming or smart home management, these vulnerabilities have direct consequences: VPNFilter was not your average DDoS botnet

A: No. A factory reset returns the router to a vulnerable version (the one shipped from the factory). You must upgrade after resetting. You must upgrade after resetting

One of the most widely discussed authentication bypass vulnerabilities in MikroTik RouterOS is (disclosed in 2018, CVSS score: 9.8 – Critical). This flaw affected RouterOS versions prior to 6.42 (released April 2018) and existed in the WinBox and WebFig management interfaces.

MikroTik has addressed several authentication bypass vulnerabilities in RouterOS over recent years. The most notable recent cases involve the service and the interface. Recent Major Vulnerabilities CVE-2023-30799 (CVSS 9.1 - Critical)