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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.1/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoCExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploitExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bythewayExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
- https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoCExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploitExploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdfBroken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bythewayExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-14847US Government Resource
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 2, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- Added to CISA KEV
- Dec 1, 2021
- NVD status
- Analyzed