CVE-2018-14847

9.1 CRITICAL CISA KEV - Actively Exploited

Published: August 02, 2018 Modified: November 07, 2025

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/BigNerd95/WinboxExploit

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Mitigation Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/blob/master/bug_hunting_in_routeros_derbycon_2018.pdf

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/bytheway

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2018_14847

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/winbox-vulnerability

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://n0p.me/winbox-bug-dissection/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45578/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://github.com/BasuCert/WinboxPoC