CVE-2018-5951 json
An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS.
published 2020-03-02 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17718
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.3%
- EPSS 4.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS. Crafting a packet that has a size of 1 byte and sending it to an IPv6 address of a RouterOS box with IP Protocol 97 will cause RouterOS to reboot imminently. All versions of RouterOS that supports EoIPv6 are vulnerable to this attack.
Exploit prediction
4.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/Nat-Lab/CVE-2018-5951 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.1 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
References
-
github.com
/Nat-Lab/CVE-2018-5951
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5951
- NVD CVE-2018-5951
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