CVE-2023-30799: MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 2 public reports, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.4%
EPSS score, percentile 72.9 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
CISA's SSVC assessment in the CVE record lists exploitation as poc.
- How severe?
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- before 6.49.7
- 6.48.6 and earlier
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation
MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | before 6.49.7 |
| Affected | 6.48.6 and earlier |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-269, 1 CAPEC
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-233: Privilege Escalation
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| CVE record published | |
| CVE record last updated |
References
2
Known exploited MikroTik vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-67279: Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-67277: MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-86060: MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-7445: MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2018-14847: MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal Vulnerability