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CVE-2018-5951· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS.

An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS. Crafting a packet that has a size of 1 byte and sending it to an IPv6 address of a RouterOS box with IP Protocol 97 will cause RouterOS to reboot imminently. All versions of RouterOS that supports EoIPv6 are vulnerable to this attack.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Mar 2, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
4.3% · 91th percentile
CWE
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 4.3%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
mikrotikrouteros

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • mikrotik routerosall versions

Same product

mikrotik: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-14847MikroTik RouterOS through 6.42 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read arbitrary files and remote authenticated attackers to write aKEV
    95Now
  • CVE-2018-7445A buffer overflow was found in the MikroTik RouterOS SMB service when processing NetBIOS session request messages.KEV
    87Now
  • CVE-2026-86060SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOSKEV
    67This week
  • CVE-2026-67277Kernel memory disclosure and denial of service in MikroTik RouterOS btest serviceKEV
    65This week
  • CVE-2026-67279SSH Pre-Authentication Rekey State Bypass in MikroTik RouterOSKEV
    57Plan
  • CVE-2017-20149The Mikrotik RouterOS web server allows memory corruption in releases before Stable 6.38.5 and Long-term 6.37.5, aka Chimay-Red.
    40Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:62018-01-25

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-768 d
  2. Published
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+2403 d
EPSS, last 120 days

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Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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