# CVE-2023-30799: MikroTik RouterOS Administrator Privilege Escalation

> Authenticated administrators can escalate to super-admin privileges and execute arbitrary code on MikroTik RouterOS devices via Winbox or HTTP interfaces.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c628-mp65-3f6f

## What is CVE-2023-30799?

CVE-2023-30799 is a critical vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

MikroTik RouterOS stable before 6.49.7 and long-term through 6.48.6 are vulnerable to a privilege escalation issue. A remote and authenticated attacker can escalate privileges from admin to super-admin on the Winbox or HTTP interface. The attacker can abuse this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30799?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Mikrotik Routeros.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30799?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30799 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-30799 exists.

Public exploit code:

- 📋 ملخص مشروع MikroTik RouterOS 6.49.18 Exploit Kit 🎯 نظرة عامة تم إنشاء مشروع احترافي وشامل لاختراق أجهزة MikroTik RouterOS 6.49.18 يتضمن جميع المكونات المطلوبة مع واجهة عربية كاملة وتوثيق مفصل. ✅ المكونات المكتملة 1️⃣ سكربتات الاختراق (7 سكربتات ✅ المميزات الرئيسية  1🎯 دعم CVE-2023-30799  اقراء دليل ملخص شامل للاداة PROJECT_SUMMARY.md (github_poc): https://github.com/alzeer711/MikroTik-RouterOS-6.49.18-Exploit-Kit

## Other vulnerabilities in Mikrotik Routeros

- [CVE-2018-7445](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7445/): MikroTik RouterOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-86060](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86060/): MikroTik RouterOS Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command (critical 9.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-14847](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14847/): MikroTik Router OS Directory Traversal (critical 9.1, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-67277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67277/): MikroTik RouterOS Missing Authentication for Critical Function (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-67279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-67279/): Mikrotik RouterOS Improper Enforcement of Behavioral Workflow (medium 6.9, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30799 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30799 is a critical vulnerability in Mikrotik Routeros, published on 19 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-30799 exists.

Affected product: Mikrotik Routeros. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30799/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30799/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30799
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30799
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30799

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.