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CVE-2026-86060

Is CVE-2026-86060 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Sep 10, 2026
Public exploit
Exploit-DB +1
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9.8 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
6%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-88
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
Yes
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

CISA decision, by how critical the affected system is to you:

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  • medium impact → Act
  • high impact → Act

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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Affected:Mikrotik

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)

Published · Added to CISA KEV (5 days after publication)

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  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Published by NVD
  4. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command Vulnerability — MikroTik RouterOS contains an improper neutralization of argument delimiters in a command vulnerability which allows an attacker to change the trusted RouterOS policy mask, leading to privilege escalation. Listed in the CISA KEV catalog (added 2026-09-10) — confirmed exploited in the wild, not theoretical. FIRST EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at ~6%. Treat it as real and prioritize remediation over triage.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Required action for MikroTik RouterOS: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines. CISA set a federal remediation due date of 2026-09-13. After patching, verify the vulnerable path is no longer reachable before closing the finding.

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Same weakness: CWE-88.