01 Record
CVE-2026-103903
MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: ENISA
CNA base score8.7 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
02 Description
MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.41% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 35.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.7 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Awaiting Analysis. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-12 10:37Z17 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-13 11:57Z16 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-01
- Assigning CNA
- ENISA
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.7)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- c0553ddf2b12c496d7df191afb8654bbe2baecd697668c7cf0289631221237a8
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- mikrotik.comMikroTik RouterOS 7.24.5 stable release noteshttps://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs?channelFilter=stable&versionFilter=7.24.5
- forum.mikrotik.comhttps://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-25rc1-testing-is-released/27352
- br2sec.comhttps://br2sec.com/lv/resursi/2026-routeros-winbox-auth-bypass/
- cvd.cert.lvhttps://cvd.cert.lv/disclosed/vuln-all-709639748
07 Remediation
Upgrade to RouterOS 7.24.5 stable, 7.25rc1 testing, or a later vendor release containing the fix.