Home › MikroTik RouterOS › 7.23.6
MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.6 – safe to update?
0 problem reports and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 1 other mention). Out for 33 days and we haven't found any problem reports. Quiet isn't proof — but most bad releases get noticed within a week.
Newer release in this line: MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.8 (2026-10-08). If you're updating now, check that one instead — it may already fix the issues reported here.
Security update: this release fixes security issues (highest CVSS 8.7). Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.
Did you install 7.23.6?
Thanks — your vote is counted.
What's in this release
Long-term release with 19 changelog entries (12 are fixes or stability changes).
Source: MikroTik changelog (upgrade.mikrotik.com, long-term channel)
CVEs fixed
- CVE-2026-16347 HIGH 8.7 (named in release notes)
MikroTik RouterOS contains a weakness in its API authentication handling that lacks effective safeguards against excessive login attempts. The system does not enforce meaningful rate-limiting, account lockout, or source-based restrictions, allowing repeated a… - CVE-2026-67278 MEDIUM 6.3 (named in release notes)
MikroTik RouterOS accepts malformed RSA/PKCS#1 v1.5 signatures across RSA-based services, including TLS/X.509 certificate validation and SSH host-key authentication. Because its trust store includes an e=3 root CA, an attacker controlling or redirecting an ou…
Community reports
- Mention
RouterOS 7.23.6 [long-term] released · Reddit · 2026-09-15
What's new in 7.23.6 (2026-09-14): *) bgp - improve stability; *) certificate - add "SSL.com Root Certification Authority ECC" to built-in root certificate authorities store; *) certificate - allow importing a cross-signed certificate without replacing the existing one; *) certi…
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 7.23.5 · MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.7 →
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
The weekly "safe to update?" email
One short email a week: what shipped, what broke, and what's safe to install. No spam.
Thanks — you're on the list.
We store only your email address and the date you signed up, to send this newsletter. We never sell or share it. Every email will have a one-click unsubscribe; you can also ask us to delete your address at any time. Privacy details.