Vulnerability · CVE-2026-67279
Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow Vulnerability
Published Sep 5, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 25, 2026 · MikroTik RouterOS
Patch now
CVE-2026-67279 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 28, 2026. Confirm MikroTik RouterOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Medium6.9
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 1.03%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe mikrotik/routeros · vendor MikroTik RouterOS
RouterOS SSH enters the connection protocol after a client-requested rekey even though user authentication was never attempted, allowing an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. On affected builds the server dispatches the command, enabling unauthenticated creation, overwrite, and reconstruction of files in the RouterOS managed file namespace, including support files containing configuration and diagnostic data.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
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- cpe mikrotik/routerosversion unspecified
- vendor MikroTik RouterOSversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-67279
Recommended remediation
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. CISA due date Sep 28, 2026.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-67279 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 28, 2026. Confirm MikroTik RouterOS against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-841. EPSS 1.03%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 5, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
RouterOS SSH enters the connection protocol after a client-requested rekey even though user authentication was never attempted, allowing an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. On affected builds the server dispatches the command, enabling unauthenticated creation, overwrite, and reconstruction of files in the RouterOS managed file namespace, including support
Sep 25, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Sep 25, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
RouterOS SSH enters the connection protocol after a client-requested rekey even though user authentication was never attempted, allowing an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. On affected builds the server dispatches the command, enabling unauthenticated creation, overwrite, and reconstruction of files in the RouterOS managed file namespace, including support
Sep 28, 2026 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-67279
Mikrotik RouterOS contains an improper enforcement of behavioral workflow vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. This vulnerability can be chained to achieve unauthenticated exploitation of CVE-2026-86060.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-67279
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-67279
30-day exploitation probability 1.0%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-67279
RouterOS SSH enters the connection protocol after a client-requested rekey even though user authentication was never attempted, allowing an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. On affected builds the server dispatches the command, enabling un
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-67279
Mikrotik RouterOS contains an improper enforcement of behavioral workflow vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. This vulnerability can be chained to achieve unauthenticated exploitation of CVE-2026-86060.
vulncheck.com
References
- Third Party Advisory · bishopfox.com
- Third Party Advisory · cert.pl
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cert.pl
- Mitigation · cert.pl
- Release Notes · forum.mikrotik.com
- Release Notes · forum.mikrotik.com
- Release Notes · forum.mikrotik.com
- Vendor Advisory · mikrotik.com
- CISA note · mikrotik.com
- Exploit · npratley.net
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.