CVE-2026-67277
MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
CVSS
8.2
High
EPSS
1.6%
p75
KEV
YES
Sep 10, 2026
Exploit Today
72
0-100
Published: Sep 5, 2026 · Last modified: Sep 11, 2026 · CWE-306
Product
MikroTik / RouterOS
Vulnerability
MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Added to KEV
Sep 10, 2026
Remediate by
Sep 13, 2026
Known ransomware use
No
Summary description
MikroTik RouterOS contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability which allows kernel memory disclosure and denial of service in the btest service.
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Notes
https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/ ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-67277
RouterOS accepts a "related" btest connection before the corresponding primary session has completed authentication. An unauthenticated client can use this state to start an IPv4 UDP test. With "random-data=false", the sender transmits an uninitialized tail from a kernel packet buffer. A separate unchecked, inverted packet-size interval causes unsigned integer underflow, anomalously large fragmented output, and can restart the RouterOS kernel. This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve
- cert.plhttps://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/
- forum.mikrotik.comhttps://forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802
- forum.mikrotik.comhttps://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801
- forum.mikrotik.comhttps://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800
- mikrotik.comhttps://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/
- npratley.nethttps://npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-67277