CVE-2025-6443: mikrotik routeros Improper Access Control
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-6443 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Access Control vulnerability in mikrotik routeros. EPSS estimates a 0.57% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 25-06-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-06-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Mikrotik RouterOS VXLAN Source IP Improper Access Control Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions on affected installations of Mikrotik RouterOS. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of remote IP addresses when processing VXLAN traffic. The issue results from the lack of validation of the remote IP address against configured values prior to allowing ingress traffic into the internal network. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to gain access to internal network resources. Was ZDI-CAN-26415.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST7.2HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.57%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
46%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.55% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Mikrotik1 product
- routerosEOL7.15.3, 7.16.2 | < 7.20
1 vendor · 1 product