CVE-2026-86060 - SSH session privilege manipulation via a crafted username in Mikrotik RouterOS
Brief
CVE ID : CVE-2026-86060
Published : Sept. 5, 2026, 8:17 p. m.
- 27 minutes ago
Description : RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper. This issue was fixed in versions: 6.
- 21 (Lont-term), 7.
- 4 (Lont-term) and 7.
- 2 (Stable)
Severity: 9.2
- CRITICAL
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