Buffer overflow in Mikrotik Routeros
CVE-2026-89020
MikroTik RouterOS before 7.23.4 (long-term) and 7.24.2 (stable) contains a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the mtget binary's TFTP RRQ builder function that allows authenticated users to crash the mtget worker process by supplying a URL path of 507 bytes or more to the /tool fetch command; the first write outside the 528-byte buffer occurs at 505 bytes. Attackers can trigger the overflow by issuing a fetch command with a crafted tftp:// URL path, which causes an unbounded rep movsb instruction to overwrite saved registers at a deterministic offset, crashing the process without requiring a reachable TFTP server or elevated privileges beyond read-only group membership.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (vendor-advisory, patch)
- disclosure@vulncheck.com (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-89020?
- CVE-2026-89020 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2026-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2026-89020?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.