Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in MikroTik RouterOS - CVE-2018-10066
Published: July 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18951
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10066
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: MikroTik
Affected software:
MikroTik RouterOS
MikroTik RouterOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform man-in-the-middle (MitM) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to missing OpenVPN server certificate verification. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack and trick the affected device to connect to a malicious OpenVPN server.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a local network, behind the Mikrotik router.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10066
Install updates from vendor's website.