CVE-2018-1156
N/A
Published: August 23, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:50 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorRouterOS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 7%
Description
Mikrotik RouterOS before 6.42.7 and 6.40.9 is vulnerable to stack buffer overflow through the license upgrade interface. This vulnerability could theoretically allow a remote authenticated attacker execute arbitrary code on the system.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.40.9v < 6.42.7
Affected range stops below 6.40.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.42.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://mikrotik.com/download/changelogs/bugfix-release-treex_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-21Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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