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High · 8.8 CVE-2026-103903 EUVD-2026-97325GHSA-23wm-v672-9cvc

MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation

Published Oct 12, 2026 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Assigned by ENISA

Description

An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox
authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker
with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain
the authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP
challenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the
independently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target
account's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a
low-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the
target account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges
of the attacker's own account.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
MikroTik RouterOS 7.0.0 – < 7.24.5 7.24.5

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