RouterOS provides various services that rely on correct verification of client and server certificates to secure confidentiality and integrity of communications. This includes OpenVPN, CAPsMAN, Dot1x (802.1X), among others. The vulnerability lies in shared certificate validation logic which uses the system certificate store that is shared and equally trusted by all system services. This causes confusion of scope, allowing any certificate authority present in the system-wide trust store to be trusted in any context (with some exceptions), allowing partial or full authentication bypass in CAPsMAN, OpenVPN, Dot1X and potentially others.
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History

Tue, 05 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros
Vendors & Products Mikrotik
Mikrotik routeros

Tue, 05 May 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description RouterOS provides various services that rely on correct verification of client and server certificates to secure confidentiality and integrity of communications. This includes OpenVPN, CAPsMAN, Dot1x (802.1X), among others. The vulnerability lies in shared certificate validation logic which uses the system certificate store that is shared and equally trusted by all system services. This causes confusion of scope, allowing any certificate authority present in the system-wide trust store to be trusted in any context (with some exceptions), allowing partial or full authentication bypass in CAPsMAN, OpenVPN, Dot1X and potentially others.
Title Improper certificate validation in multiple RouterOS services
Weaknesses CWE-295
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ENISA

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-05T12:49:47.495Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T12:34:02.865Z

Link: CVE-2025-42611

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-05T12:38:13.937Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-05T11:16:31.827

Modified: 2026-05-05T11:16:31.827

Link: CVE-2025-42611

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-05T15:00:16Z