Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-20230

Description

Mikrotik RouterOs before stable 6.47 suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption in the sshd process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.

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Affected products

Mikrotik/Routeros2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:mikrotik:routeros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <6.47
- (no CPE)range: <6.47
Mikrotik/RouterOsdescription

Patches

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References

github.com/cq674350529/pocs_slides/blob/master/advisory/MikroTik/CVE-2020-20230/README.mdnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.htmlnvdTechnical Description

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