CVE-2020-20211 json
Mikrotik RouterOs 6.44.5 (long-term tree) suffers from an assertion failure vulnerability in the /nova/bin/console process.
published 2021-07-07 5 y ago modified 2026-09-16 53 d ago also EUVD-2020-12998
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.5%
- EPSS 2.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Mikrotik RouterOs 6.44.5 (long-term tree) suffers from an assertion failure vulnerability in the /nova/bin/console process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to an assertion failure via a crafted packet.
Exploit prediction
2.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/0 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-617 Reachable Assertion
References
-
seclists.org
/fulldisclosure/2021/May/0
exploit, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
-
mikrotik.com
/
vendor-advisory
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2020/Apr/7
- seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2020/Jan/12
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2020-20211
- NVD CVE-2020-20211
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