VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-34960
The container package in MikroTik RouterOS 7.4beta4 allows an attacker to create mount points pointing to symbolic links, which resolve to locations on the host device.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.45%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The container package in MikroTik RouterOS 7.4beta4 allows an attacker to create mount points pointing to symbolic links, which resolve to locations on the host device. This allows the attacker to mount any arbitrary file to any location on the host.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.45% probability · 72th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- mikrotik/routeros
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/06/21/routeros-container-rce.htmlBroken Link
- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/08/05/routeros-container-rce.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/06/21/routeros-container-rce.htmlBroken Link
- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/08/05/routeros-container-rce.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.