Resource exhaustion in Mikrotik Routeros
CVE-2020-20230
Mikrotik RouterOs before stable 6.47 suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption in the sshd process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (79.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 79.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html (Technical Description)
- github.com/cq674350529/pocs_slides/blob/master/advisory/MikroTik/CVE-2020-20230… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-20230?
- CVE-2020-20230 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-07-19.
- How severe is CVE-2020-20230?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-20230 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.