CVE-2017-20149, also known as Chimay-Red, is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Mikrotik RouterOS web servers in releases prior to Stable 6.38.5 and Long-term 6.37.5. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by sending a specially crafted HTTP request. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability). The vulnerability was exploited in the wild in mid-2017, and while no public exploit code is listed for Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating its historical impact and continued relevance.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 6.37.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:ltr:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.38, < 6.38.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.