Vulnerability Intelligence Report
MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability
CVE-2018-14847
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write arbitrary files due to a directory traversal vulnerability in the WinBox interface.
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.1
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.2
EPSS Probability:96.09%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-22 ↗CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| mikrotik | routeros | all |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-08-02T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-08-02T07:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-08-02 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:45:49 |
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