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CVE-2018-14847
CRITICAL
CISA KEV
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.
Published: Aug 2, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-22
CWE-22
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| mikrotik | routeros | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-j583-4cfp-xf9m
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files...
References (16)
- https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability Vendor 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/WinboxPoC Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf Broken Link, Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847 Exploit, 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
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.1 / 10
EPSS Score
96.09%
Top 0% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
95.2 / 100
CISA Known Exploited
Date Added:
2021-12-01
Due Date:
2022-06-01
Required Action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Data Sources
NVD
CISA KEV
EPSS
GitHub