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CVE-2026-86060 — Mikrotik RouterOS

CVSS v4.0 9.2 (Critical, derived from score) · EPSS 0.4% (higher than 33.4% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 7.9/10 · Published 2026-09-05

As of 2026-09-05, CVE-2026-86060 is a Critical-severity (band derived from the CVSS v4.0 score, not stated by the CNA) vulnerability in Mikrotik RouterOS, CVSS v4.0 9.2, EPSS 0.4% (33.4th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-86060, most recently “Attackers Hijack MikroTik Routers Through Internet-Exposed SSH Without Authentication (MikroTrick)”.

Last updated: 2026-09-05

What is CVE-2026-86060?

RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path 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)

The record classifies CVE-2026-86060 under weakness class CWE-88. 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
9.2 — Critical (derived from score)
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
EPSS (FIRST)
0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.4% 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-2026-86060 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-86060 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier. It currently carries a trending score of 46 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

Affected products and versions

How to fix CVE-2026-86060

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-86060 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-2026-86060

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-86060, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

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

Exploit and proof of concept

Technical analysis

Third-party advisory

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