High severity · published Oct 12, 2026
CVE-2026-103903
MikroTik RouterOS WinBox split-principal authentication bypass allows privilege escalation
8.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox
authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker
with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain
the authorization policy of a different existing account. The stage-one EC-SRP
challenge and proof are verified using the attacker's account, while the
independently supplied stage-two username is used to install the target
account's privileges. By specifying a higher-privilege account such as admin, a
low-privilege user can obtain a full administrative session without knowing the
target account's password and can use that session to increase the privileges
of the attacker's own account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 36% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RO
RouterOS · MikroTik
7.0.0 before 7.24.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103903
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-103903
release-notes
https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs?channelFilter=stable&versionFilter=7.24.5
release-notes
https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-25rc1-testing-is-released/27352
technical-description
https://br2sec.com/lv/resursi/2026-routeros-winbox-auth-bypass/
government-resource
https://cvd.cert.lv/disclosed/vuln-all-709639748
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