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CVE-2026-16347

MikroTik RouterOS contains a weakness in its API authentication handling that lacks effective safeguards against excessive login attempts.

HIGH 8.7EPSS 0.27%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

MikroTik RouterOS contains a weakness in its API authentication handling that lacks effective safeguards against excessive login attempts. The system does not enforce meaningful rate-limiting, account lockout, or source-based restrictions, allowing repeated authentication failures to proceed without defensive response. In some versions, a fixed per-connection delay is present, but it can be bypassed through concurrent sessions, resulting in continued high-volume attempts. This deficiency increases the risk that an attacker could eventually obtain valid credentials and gain unauthorized access to administrative services.

CVSS 4.0: 8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.27% probability · 19th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-307
Source: ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-209-05

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.