CVE-2019-3981

LOW
3.7
CVSS Score
Published: January 14, 2020 at 06:13 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:35 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorRouterOSWinBox

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Severity
LOW3.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

MikroTik Winbox 3.20 and below is vulnerable to man in the middle attacks. A man in the middle can downgrade the client's authentication protocol and recover the user's username and MD5 hashed password.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.43
Affected range stops below 6.43, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 3.20v < 3.20
Affected range stops below 3.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-01

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-300NVD-CWE-Other

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