CVE-2018-14847
9.1
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 96.1% · 100th pctCISA KEV · Exploited in the wild
2018-08-02•Updated 2025-10-21•KEV 2021-12-01
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Added to KEV
2021-12-01
Remediation due
2022-06-01
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14847
Description
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.
Severity
CVSS 3.1 · CISA9.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NSSVC · CISA-ADP
Exploitationactive
Automatableyes
Technical impacttotal
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
8 LinksExploits & PoCs
Other references
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf
- https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847
- https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability
Record Details
Published
2018-08-02
Last updated
2025-10-21
Assigner (CNA)
mitre
Credited to
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