CVE-2026-86060

UNKNOWNKnown Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86060

Remediation deadline: September 13, 2026

Description

MikroTik RouterOS contains an improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command vulnerability which allows an attacked to change the trusted RouterOS policy mask, leading to privilege escalation.

Timeline

Published:September 5th, 2026 8:17 PM

Last modified:September 9th, 2026 5:18 AM

Added to KEV:September 10th, 2026

CVSS Scoring

No CVSS v3 score available

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-88

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve
https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/
https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802
https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801
https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800
https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/
https://npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute