MEDIUM
The winbox service in MikroTik RouterOS 5.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), read the router version, and possibly have other impacts via a request to download the router's DLLs or plugins, as demonstrated by roteros.dll
Published Nov 27, 2012
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 9.41%
Description
The winbox service in MikroTik RouterOS 5.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), read the router version, and possibly have other impacts via a request to download the router's DLLs or plugins, as demonstrated by roteros.dll.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.4 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
9.41% 0.09414
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.09414
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (26 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 9.41% (0.09414) | 95.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 9.41% (0.09414) | 94.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2025 | 8.62% (0.08619) | 92.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 6, 2025 | 13.44% (0.13445) | 93.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 15.30% (0.15305) | 94.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.59% (0.17588) | 91.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 15.30% (0.15305) | 94.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 24.13% (0.24126) | 95.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 9, 2025 | 7.51% (0.07513) | 94.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 9.85% (0.09846) | 94.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 23.04% (0.23040) | 96.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 24.34% (0.24337) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 27, 2024 | 33.25% (0.33254) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 24, 2024 | 40.72% (0.40723) | 97.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 21, 2024 | 41.71% (0.41714) | 97.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 21, 2023 | 60.38% (0.60376) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2023 | 75.32% (0.75323) | 97.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 21, 2023 | 80.96% (0.80956) | 97.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 84.31% (0.84306) | 97.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 10, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 9, 2022 | 4.98% (0.04979) | 89.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 7, 2022 | 6.03% (0.06033) | 90.08th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 6.46% (0.06464) | 90.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 91.51th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.03% (0.07032) | 80.01th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.133tsec.com/2012/04/30/0day-ddos-mikrotik-server-side-ddos-attack/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18817 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.133tsec.com/2012/04/30/0day-ddos-mikrotik-server-side-ddos-attack/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18817 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Nov 27, 2012
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 26, 2012
Link CVE-2012-6050
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a