RouterOS does not compare the complete RSA public key when matching an SSH authentication request to an authorized user key, checking the key type and modulus but omitting the exponent. Because signa…
High CVSS 8.1
Summary
RouterOS does not compare the complete RSA public key when matching an SSH authentication request to an authorized user key, checking the key type and modulus but omitting the exponent. Because signature verification uses the client-supplied key, an attacker knowing an authorized RSA modulus can supply a key with exponent one, forge a valid signature, and open an SSH command channel as the target user without the private key.This issue affects only 7.x branch was fixed in versions: 7.23.4 (Long…
In-depth triage
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- :
Sources
- NVD DATABASE
Original Links
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve Third Party Advisory
- https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/ Mitigation
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801 Release Notes
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800 Release Notes
- https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/ Vendor Advisory
- https://npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/ Exploit
Timeline
- nvd_ingest NVD