MikroTik firmware 7.19.4 stores sensitive authentication credentials and network state in cleartext within non-volatile storage.

Code

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• Repository · github.com

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

1. Sep 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   MikroTik firmware 7.19.4 stores sensitive authentication credentials and network state in cleartext within non-volatile storage. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract this material from an SPI flash dump, without authenticating to the device and without knowledge of the administrative password.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   MikroTik firmware 7.19.4 stores sensitive authentication credentials and network state in cleartext within non-volatile storage. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract this material from an SPI flash dump, without authenticating to the device and without knowledge of the administrative password.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-56566

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-56566

  30-day exploitation probability 0.2%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-56566

  MikroTik firmware 7.19.4 stores sensitive authentication credentials and network state in cleartext within non-volatile storage. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract this material from an SPI flash dump, without authenticating to the device and without knowl

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · github.com