CVE-2012-6050
MikroTik RouterOS Winbox Unauthorized DLL Access
Description
The winbox service in MikroTik RouterOS 5.15 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption), read the router version, and possibly have other impacts via a request to download the router's DLLs or plugins, as demonstrated by roteros.dll.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 27, 2012, 4:49 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 29, 2026, 1:13 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2012-6050 has a 1 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-6050 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-6050
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
RouterOS Attack & Exploitation Framework — 40 CVE/EDB exploits, MAC-Server L2, credential decoder, NPK analyzer, 300-thread BF, Nmap NSE auto-install, pip package, CVE scanner. v3.5.4
mikrotik brute-force chimay-red cve cve-scanner exploit iot-security multi-target network-security penetration-testing python routeros security-research winbox credential-bruteforce
Python Lua PowerShell Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2012-6050 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2012-6050 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Status Change by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.133tsec.com/2012/04/30/0day-ddos-mikrotik-server-side-ddos-attack/ Added Reference http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18817 Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/75327 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75327 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value