CVE-2026-67281 — Mikrotik RouterOS
As of 2026-09-05, CVE-2026-67281 is a High-severity (band derived from the CVSS v4.0 score, not stated by the CNA) vulnerability in Mikrotik RouterOS, CVSS v4.0 8.7, EPSS 0.4% (38.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-67281, most recently “Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication (MikroTrick)”.
Last updated: 2026-09-05
What is CVE-2026-67281?
RouterOS WebFig contains an unauthenticated file-read vulnerability in the /jsproxy path where a newly allocated session retains a stale uninitialized principal pointer used for file authorization. An unauthenticated attacker can prepare the allocator so that the file-serving path dereferences this pointer with sufficient rights, then supply parent-directory components in an encrypted URI to escape the WebFig file namespace and disclose root-owned files, including configuration stores containing credentials.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
The record classifies CVE-2026-67281 under weakness classes CWE-824, CWE-22. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 13 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v4.0 base score
- 8.7 — High (derived from score)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.4% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 7.9/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-09-05
Is CVE-2026-67281 being exploited?
Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-67281 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 47 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
- trickest/cve (trickest)
Affected products and versions
- Mikrotik: RouterOS
How to fix CVE-2026-67281
No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-67281 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-67281
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-67281, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
- Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication (MikroTrick) — CRITICAL · 2026-09-06
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
Vendor advisory and patch
- mikrotik.com — vendor advisory
- forum.mikrotik.com — release notes
- forum.mikrotik.com — release notes (272801)
- forum.mikrotik.com — release notes (272800)
Exploit and proof of concept
Technical analysis
Third-party advisory
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