MikroTik RouterOS through 6.44.5 and 6.45.x through 6.45.3 improperly handles the disk name, which allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary files
Published Aug 26, 2019
6.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.23%
Description
MikroTik RouterOS through 6.44.5 and 6.45.x through 6.45.3 improperly handles the disk name, which allows authenticated users to delete arbitrary files. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to reset credential storage, which allows them access to the management interface as an administrator without authentication.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 82.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.23% (0.02233) | 80.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.04% (0.01043) | 75.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00179) | 56.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 50.12th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 48.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.73% (0.06726) | 78.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.74th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 5.36% (0.05363) | 79.54th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 69.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-108 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=151603 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 x_refsource_MISCPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory
- https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/testing-release-tree x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-19-108 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=151603 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://github.com/tenable/routeros/tree/master/poc/cve_2019_15055 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://medium.com/tenable-techblog/rooting-routeros-with-a-usb-drive-16d7b8665f90 | x_refsource_MISCPress/Media CoverageThird Party Advisory | |
| https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/testing-release-tree | x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.