What is CVE-2022-36522?

CVE-2022-36522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-26.

How severe is CVE-2022-36522?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros

CVE-2022-36522

Mikrotik RouterOs through stable v6.48.3 was discovered to contain an assertion failure in the component /advanced-tools/nova/bin/netwatch. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted packet.

EPSS: 0.011 (62.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Mikrotik Routeros
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36522?: CVE-2022-36522 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2022-36522?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.