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CVE-2026-16347

Improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts in MikroTik RouterOS and Cloud Hosted Router PUBLISHED

Description (CNA)

MikroTik RouterOS contains a weakness in its API authentication handling that lacks effective safeguards against excessive login attempts. The system does not enforce meaningful rate-limiting, account lockout, or source-based restrictions, allowing repeated authentication failures to proceed without defensive response. In some versions, a fixed per-connection delay is present, but it can be bypassed through concurrent sessions, resulting in continued high-volume attempts. This deficiency increases the risk that an attacker could eventually obtain valid credentials and gain unauthorized access to administrative services.

Affected (CNA)

Vendor / productVersions
MikroTik / RouterOSaffected All versions
MikroTik / Cloud Hosted Routeraffected All versions

CWE

CWE-307

References

ADP enrichment

CISA-ADP

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