CVE-2026-7668

CVE-2026-7668: medium vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2026-7668CVSS 5.5MikroTik

CVE-2026-7668

CVE-2026-7668: medium vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS
22.23%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
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What is known

A vulnerability was identified in MikroTik RouterOS 6.49.8. This vulnerability affects the function ASN1_STRING_data in the library nova/lib/www/scep.p of the component SCEP Endpoint. The manipulation of the argument transactionID/messageType leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. You should upgrade the affected component. The vendor recommends to "use the latest v6.x or 7.x MikroTik RouterOS version, the reported issue should be fixed there."

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-7668, a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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