Mikrotik RouterOS (x86) 6.40.5 through 6.49.10 (fixed in 7) allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (device crash) via crafted packet data to the SMB service on TCP port 445.
CVE-2024-27686
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-08. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Track)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 46%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
May 8, 2026
Last Modified
May 8, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jun 9, 2026RouterOS 6.40.5 - 6.44 and 6.48.1 - 6.49.10 - Denial of Service - Hardware dos Exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51931GitHub - ice-wzl/RouterOS-SMB-DOS-POC: This repository contains a working POC for a Denial of Service condition bug that is found on the SMB service for RouterOS devices. · GitHub
https://github.com/ice-wzl/RouterOS-SMB-DOS-POCWeakness Classification(1)
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- GitHub PoCThemeHackers/CVE-2024-27686First seen Jul 26, 2025
This document describes a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability found in certain versions of MikroTik RouterOS. The vulnerability is due to insufficient handling of crafted SMB requests. A remote attacker could exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted request to the target server.
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