# CVE-2022-34960: The container package in MikroTik RouterOS 7.4beta4 allows an attacker to create mount points pointing to symbolic links, which resolve to l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-25 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The container package in MikroTik RouterOS 7.4beta4 allows an attacker to create mount points pointing to symbolic links, which resolve to locations on the host device. This allows the attacker to mount any arbitrary file to any location on the host.

## What to do

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## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/06/21/routeros-container-rce.html
- https://nns.ee/blog/2022/08/05/routeros-container-rce.html

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