CVE-2018-14847

MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability

n/a

CVSS

96.1%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

99.9%

EPSS percentile

Yes

Actively exploited

Ransomware use

2021-12-01

Added

Summary

MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.

Affected software

Vendor: MikroTik · Product: RouterOS

Weakness types (CWE):

What to do

This vulnerability appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, meaning it is being exploited in the wild. Prioritize patching affected systems and verify exposure across your estate.

Related vulnerabilities in MikroTik

CVE	Name	EPSS	Exploited
CVE-2018-7445	MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability	61.0%	Yes

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