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MikroTik RouterOS 7.23 – safe to update?
1 problem report and 0 positive reports found on Reddit. Out for 145 days; a few isolated problem posts is normal background for a product this widely used. Skim them if your setup is similar.
Newer release in this line: MikroTik RouterOS 7.24 (2026-08-14). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
Requirements and changes
Lines from the official notes worth checking before you update:
- console - removed redundant keepalive for the serial-terminal, ensure that the device no longer periodically outputs /0 while using "/system/serial-terminal"
- container - removed "Layers" button
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What's in this release
Stable release with 286 changelog entries (83 are fixes or stability changes).
Source: MikroTik changelog (upgrade.mikrotik.com, stable channel)
CVEs fixed
No CVEs mapped to this release.
Community reports
- Problem
Upgraded RouterOS from v6.49.x to 7.23.x and lost license. · Reddit · 2026-09-25
Hello, I upgraded (Check for upgrades; Download and Install) my x86 based HP server running RouterOS and after the upgrade I got a warning stating: Your router does not have a valid license. Please get a valid license key from www.mikrotik.com . If you have already purchased the…
Reports are found automatically and labelled by an AI model plus keyword rules — they can be wrong. Open the post to judge for yourself.
← MikroTik RouterOS 7.22.3 · MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.1 →
Other MikroTik RouterOS versions
- 7.23.8 2026-10-08
- 7.24.5 2026-10-01
- 7.24.4 2026-09-16
- 7.23.7 2026-09-16
- 7.24.3 2026-09-14
- 7.23.6 2026-09-14
- 7.23.5 2026-09-04
- 7.24.2 2026-09-03
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