CVE-2012-6050 EXPLOIT
6.4
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.4% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.4 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 9.41% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-16 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-11-27 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mikrotik | routeros |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Mikrotik Router - Denial of Service | 2012-05-01 |
References
- http://www.133tsec.com/2012/04/30/0day-ddos-mikrotik-server-side-ddos-attack/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18817
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327
- http://www.133tsec.com/2012/04/30/0day-ddos-mikrotik-server-side-ddos-attack/
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18817
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327
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