CVE-2026-67277: Kernel memory disclosure and denial of service in MikroTik RouterOS btest service

Published Sep 5, 2026
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Updated

RouterOS accepts a "related" btest connection before the corresponding primary session has completed authentication. An unauthenticated client can use this state to start an IPv4 UDP test. With "random-data=false", the sender transmits an uninitialized tail from a kernel packet buffer. A separate unchecked, inverted packet-size interval causes unsigned integer underflow, anomalously large fragmented output, and can restart the RouterOS kernel.

This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Lont-term), 7.23.4 (Lont-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)

Affected Software

1 affected component
Mikrotik RouterOS<6.49.21, <7.23.4, <7.24.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 6.49.21Patch Lont-term
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.23.4Patch Lont-term
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 7.24.2Patch Stable
  4. Configuration

    If performing an IPv4 UDP test using RouterOS btest, ensure random-data is not set to "false" because it can transmit an uninitialized tail from a kernel packet buffer.

    MikroTik RouterOS btest service random-data = false

Event History

Sep 5, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

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