CVE-2026-67277
Mikrotik RouterOS
Published 5 Sept 2026 · updated 11 Sept 2026 · Analyzed
Exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 10 Sept 2026, with a remediation deadline of 13 Sept 2026 for US federal agencies.
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.
Description
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)
References
- cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve · Third Party Advisory
- cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/ · Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802 · Release Notes
- forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801 · Release Notes
- forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800 · Release Notes
- mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/ · Vendor Advisory
- npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/ · Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-67277 · US Government Resource