What is CVE-2022-34960?

CVE-2022-34960 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.

How severe is CVE-2022-34960?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros

CVE-2022-34960

The container package in MikroTik RouterOS 7.4beta4 allows an attacker to create mount points pointing to symbolic links, which resolve to locations on the host device. This allows the attacker to mount any arbitrary file to any location o…

EPSS: 0.011 (62.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mikrotik Routeros — versions 7.4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34960?: CVE-2022-34960 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-25.
How severe is CVE-2022-34960?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.