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Because signature verification uses the client-supplied key, an attacker knowing an authorized RSA modulus can supply a key with exponent one, forge a valid signature, and open an SSH command channel as the target user without the private key.This issue affects only 7.x branch was fixed in versions: 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable)","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org"},"summary":{"text":"Mikrotik RouterOS fails to compare the complete RSA public key during SSH authentication, allowing an attacker who knows an authorized RSA modulus to forge a signature and open an SSH command channel as the target user without the private key. This affects only the 7.x branch and was fixed in versions 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable).","provenance":"ai","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","generatedAt":"2026-10-23T03:20:16Z"},"cvss":{"score":9.2,"severity":"CRITICAL","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","provenance":"source","from":"CVE.org 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