Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2024-54952

MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the SMB service contains a memory corruption vulnerability.

Published May 29, 2025 · catalog updated May 29, 2025 · MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the

Check this week

CVE-2024-54952 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 55.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
55.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor n/a n/a n/a

MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the SMB service contains a memory corruption vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets, triggering a null pointer dereference. This leads to a Remote Denial of Service (DoS), rendering the SMB service unavailable.

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How to fix CVE-2024-54952

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2024-54952 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 55.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n/a n/a n/a n/a. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 55.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the SMB service contains a memory corruption vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets, triggering a null pointer dereference. This leads to a Remote Denial of Service (DoS), rendering the SMB service unavailable.

  2. May 29, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the SMB service contains a memory corruption vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets, triggering a null pointer dereference. This leads to a Remote Denial of Service (DoS), rendering the SMB service unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2024-54952

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2024-54611

    MikroTik RouterOS 6.40.5, the SMB service contains a memory corruption vulnerability. Remote, unauthenticated attackers can exploit this issue by sending specially crafted packets, triggering a null pointer dereference. This leads to a Remote Denial of Service (DoS), rendering th

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog May 29, 2025. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.