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New Exploit for MikroTik Router WinBox Vulnerability Gives Full Root Access

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read7 · 1 read
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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

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2 min read at thehackernews.com

A known vulnerability in MikroTik routers is potentially far more dangerous than previously thought. A cybersecurity researcher from Tenable Research has released a new proof-of-concept (PoC) RCE attack for an old directory traversal vulnerability that was found and patched within a day of its discovery in April this year.

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