title: MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation
description: MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
problem types: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
platforms: [x86, ARM, 64 bit, mips, ppc]
product: RouterOS
vendor: MikroTik
versions:
lessThan: 6.49.7, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
lessThanOrEqual: 6.48.6, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 9.1
baseSeverity: CRITICAL
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL