Description
Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.42.7 and 6.40.9 is vulnerable to stack buffer overflow through the license upgrade interface. This vulnerability could theoretically allow a remote authenticated attacker execute arbitrary code on the system.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
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JonathanInfinity01/SOC-L1-OSINT-Investigation-MikroTik-CVE-2018-1156 ★ 0 · Jun 13, 2026
L1 SOC Analysis: OSINT detection and risk validation of publicly exposed MikroTik RouterOS vulnerable to RCE | Tools: Shodan, NIST NVD
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.