An authentication bypass vulnerability is one of the most severe flaws a network operating system can possess. It allows an attacker to gain administrative access to a device without providing valid credentials. In MikroTik RouterOS, these vulnerabilities historically stem from architectural designs in custom management protocols, handling of WinBox traffic, or flaws in the web management interface (WebFig). Protocol Reverse Engineering
🔗 MikroTik security advisory (March 2023) An authentication bypass vulnerability is one of the
: The router is configured to capture and forward local network traffic to remote attacker-controlled servers. handling of WinBox traffic