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Other 3,700 MikroTik Routers compromised in cryptoJacking campaigns

Security Affairsby @securityaffairs ()2 min read3 · 1 read
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2018-14847
Directory Traversal in MikroTik RouterOS Winbox Interface (Unauthenticated File Read)
9.196%KEVPoC ×7
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2 min read at securityaffairs.com

Thousands of unpatched MikroTik Routers are involved in new cryptocurrency mining campaigns. The exploit code for the CVE-2018-14847 vulnerabilities is becoming a commodity in the hacking underground, just after its disclosure crooks started using it to compromise MikroTik routers. Thousands of unpatched devices are mining for cryptocurrency at the moment.

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