Medium severity · published Jul 30, 2026
CVE-2026-14227
Insufficient session expiration in MikroTik RouterOS
4.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An API session‑management flaw in products with the MikroTik RouterOS API enabled are vulnerable to a Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability. This could allow active sessions to retain their previous permission set after inactivity timeouts or user‑group changes. As a result, an authenticated user whose permissions have been reduced may continue accessing information.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RO
RouterOS · MikroTik
All versions · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityMedium
MikroTik RouterOS
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Summary
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to extract the router's WireGuard private key in plaintext using only low‑privilege API access, enabling full VPN impersonation and decryption of all associated traffic.
The following versions of MikroTik RouterOS are affected:
RouterOS vers:all/* (CVE-2026-14227)
CVSS
Vendor
Equipment
Vulnerabilities
v3 4.9
MikroTik
MikroTik RouterOS
Insufficient Session Expiration
Background
Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Information Technology
Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
Company Headquarters Location: Latvia
Vulnerabilities
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CVE-2026-14227
An API session‑management flaw in products with the MikroTik RouterOS API enabled are vulnerable to a Insufficient Session Expiration vulnerability. This could allow active sessions to retain their previous permission set after inactivity timeouts or user‑group changes. As a result, an authenticated user whose permissions have been reduced may continue accessing information.
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Affected Products
MikroTik RouterOS
Vendor: MikroTik
Product Version: MikroTik RouterOS: vers:all/*
Product Status: known_affected
Remediations
Mitigation MikroTik recommends administrators to ensure that when a user's permissions are downgraded, the affected user is fully logged out so the new policy can take effect.
Mitigation ...
Jul 30, 2026·CISA Advisories
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-14227
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-14227
www.cisa.gov
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-211-01
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