CVE-2026-103903
MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Oct 12, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 13, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 1, 2026
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain the authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP challenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the independently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target account's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a low-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the target account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges of the attacker's own account.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | 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 | ENISA |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | ENISA |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
RouterOSMikroTik |
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References
- MikroTik RouterOS 7.24.5 stable release notesrelease-notes
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-25rc1-testing-is-released/27352release-notes
- https://br2sec.com/lv/resursi/2026-routeros-winbox-auth-bypass/technical-descriptionthird-party-advisory
- https://cvd.cert.lv/disclosed/vuln-all-709639748government-resource
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