CVE-2020-5721
MEDIUMMikroTik WinBox <3.22 - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
MikroTik WinBox 3.22 and below stores the user's cleartext password in the settings.cfg.viw configuration file when the Keep Password field is set and no Master Password is set. Keep Password is set by default and, by default Master Password is not set. An attacker with access to the configuration file can extract a username and password to gain access to the router.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0010
EPSS Percentile
27.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Classification
CWE
CWE-260
CWE-522
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
mikrotik/winbox
< 3.22
Timeline
Published
Apr 15, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026