{"cve":"CVE-2026-86060","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-05T20:17:18.703","modified":"2026-09-11T12:52:16.507","status":"Analyzed","description":"RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login\npath involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":9.2},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":9.8},"cwes":["CWE-88"],"references":["https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve","https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/","https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802","https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801","https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800"],"products":["mikrotik:routeros"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:52:03.409947763+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-86060","score":0.06392,"percentile":0.93669,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2026-86060","date_added":"2026-09-10","due_date":"2026-09-13","vendor":"MikroTik","product":"RouterOS","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}