CVE-2012-6050

6.4 MEDIUM 9% exploit odds No fix listed Denial of service Network gear

What it is

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.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 9.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2012-11-27 04:49 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-16 23:47 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 9.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 6.4 MEDIUM (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published: 2012-11-27 04:49 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-16 23:47 UTC
Exploit probability: 9.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-16
Record status: Modified

Affected

Mikrotik Routeros 5.15

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.4

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Authentication: None
Confidentiality: Partial
Integrity: None
Availability: Partial

Raw vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record