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MikroTik routers with default credentials can be easily compromised

Help Net Securityby @zeljkazorz ()3 min read8
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2018-1156
+3 related CVEs
Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.42.7 and 6.40.9 is vulnerable to stack buffer overflow through the license upgrade interface
8.8
group max
7%PoC
CVE-2018-14847
Directory Traversal in MikroTik RouterOS Winbox Interface (Unauthenticated File Read)
9.196%KEVPoC ×7
KEV

From the original article

3 min read at helpnetsecurity.com

If you own a MikroTik router and you haven’t updated its RouterOS in the last month, you should do so now: Tenable Research has released details about four vulnerabilities they found in the OS, including an authenticated remote code execution flaw that can be leveraged against routers with default credentials.

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