{
    "id": "CVE-2026-86060",
    "published": "2026-09-05 20:17:18",
    "last_modified": "2026-09-11 12:52:16",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-88",
    "description": "RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login\npath involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)",
    "epss_score": "0.01849",
    "epss_percentile": "0.78236",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-09-13",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-26 18:07:55",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-09-13."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "mikrotik",
            "product": "routeros"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2026-86060",
        "date_added": "2026-09-10",
        "due_date": "2026-09-13",
        "vendor": "MikroTik",
        "product": "RouterOS",
        "name": "MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/mikrotik-routeros-cve",
        "https://cert.pl/en/posts/2026/09/vulnerabilities-in-mikrotik-routeros-actively-exploited/",
        "https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/6-49-21-long-term-is-released/272802",
        "https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-23-4-long-term-is-released/272801",
        "https://forum.mikrotik.com/t/7-24-2-stable-is-released/272800",
        "https://mikrotik.com/supportsec/september-2026-vulnerability/",
        "https://npratley.net/reversing-mikrotiks-silent-patch-the-routeros-7-23-4-fix-they-wouldnt-explain/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-86060"
    ]
}