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MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.8 – safe to update?
0 problem reports and 0 positive reports found on Reddit (plus 1 other mention). Out for 9 days and we haven't found any problem reports. Quiet isn't proof — but most bad releases get noticed within a week.
Security update: this release fixes security issues (highest CVSS 9.3). Waiting carries its own risk — if your device is exposed, weigh that against the reports below.
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What's in this release
Long-term release with 9 changelog entries (7 are fixes or stability changes).
Source: MikroTik changelog (upgrade.mikrotik.com, long-term channel)
CVEs fixed
- CVE-2026-84411 CRITICAL 9.3 (named in release notes)
The web management service in affected RouterOS versions contains an integer underflow in its HTTP request body handling that is reachable before authentication. This can be leveraged by an unauthenticated network attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution… - CVE-2026-103903 HIGH 8.7 (named in release notes)
An incorrect authorization vulnerability in the WinBox authentication flow of MikroTik RouterOS allows a remote authenticated attacker with credentials for a low-privilege account permitted to use WinBox to obtain the authorization policy of a different exist…
Community reports
- Mention
RouterOS 7.23.8 [long-term] released · Reddit · 2026-10-09
What's new in 7.23.8 (2026-10-08): *) console - fix console output of /system/identity/print being split into multiple lines (introduced in v7.23.6); *) ethernet - improved stability when forcing unsupported link speed; *) ipsec - fix IPsec tunnels not establishing when an addre…
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← MikroTik RouterOS 7.23.7 · MikroTik RouterOS 7.24 →
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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