Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw lets someone who already has RouterOS admin access promote themselves to super-admin through Winbox or HTTP management. That level can lead to arbitrary code execution on the router. The business risk is highest where MikroTik management interfaces are reachable and admin credentials may be shared, reused, or compromised.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for internet-facing or broadly reachable MikroTik administration. The vulnerability requires admin credentials, but routers often protect critical network paths; super-admin compromise can affect traffic control, availability, and downstream systems.
Technical view
CVE-2023-30799 is a RouterOS privilege escalation affecting stable releases before 6.49.7 and long-term releases through 6.48.6. It is network-accessible, low-complexity, requires high privileges, and needs no user interaction. The issue is mapped to CWE-269 and scored CVSS 9.1 with changed scope and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposed assets are MikroTik RouterOS devices on affected versions where Winbox or HTTP administration is enabled and an attacker can authenticate as admin. The source metadata lacks CPEs and has limited version structure, so organizations should verify exposure directly against RouterOS inventory.
Exploitation context
The bundle includes a third-party advisory and a public GitHub exploit reference. KEV is false, and the supplied sources do not confirm active exploitation. Exploitation requires authenticated admin access, but successful abuse can elevate to super-admin and enable arbitrary code execution.
Researcher notes
The affected-version description is clearer than the structured affected array, which contains empty CPE data and placeholder-like version entries. Do not infer additional products or fixed long-term versions beyond the supplied text. Public exploit material exists, but active exploitation is not established here.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade RouterOS stable systems to 6.49.7 or later.
- Move long-term systems off versions through 6.48.6 per MikroTik guidance.
- Restrict Winbox and HTTP administration to trusted management networks.
- Disable unused management interfaces where operationally feasible.
- Audit and reduce accounts with RouterOS admin privileges.
- Rotate admin credentials if exposure or compromise is suspected.
Validation and detection
- Inventory MikroTik RouterOS versions across all managed devices.
- Identify devices exposing Winbox or HTTP administration remotely.
- Review RouterOS user accounts with admin privileges.
- Check management access logs for unexpected authenticated sessions.
- Verify upgraded devices are no longer on affected releases.
- Confirm management interfaces are blocked from untrusted networks.
Public sources used
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CWE-269: Authorization and privilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H2.36Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.1CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mikrotik-foistedCVE reference · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/MarginResearch/FOIStedCVE reference · exploit
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Privilege Management
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