CVE-2023-30799 json
MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation
published 2023-07-19 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-35159
- cvss
- 9.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.4%
- EPSS 1.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 73%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Patch / fix
- MikroTik RouterOS 6.49.7
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
1.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/MarginResearch/FOISted referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- MikroTik RouterOS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
References
-
github.com
/MarginResearch/FOISted
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/mikrotik-foisted
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-30799
- NVD CVE-2023-30799
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