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MikroTik RouterOS 7.24.5 – safe to update?

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.

What's in this release

CVEs fixed

• 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

• Fine RouterOS 7.24.5 [stable] released · Reddit · 2026-10-01

  What's new in 7.24.5 (2026-09-29): *) bridge - disable DHCP snooping ip binding table (introduced in v7.24); *) bridge - enable vlan hardware offloading on hAP be3 Media device; *) console - fix console output of /system/identity/print being split into multiple lines (introduced…

• Mention Change wifi driver on hap ac2 to wifi-qcom-ac is good idea? · Reddit · 2026-10-17

  I find out some people change driver from factory to wifi-qcom-ac on Mikrotik hap ac2. I updated it to ROS 7.24.5 and I am looking how it can affect overall performance. Is it hardware ready for it? How much free space is needed to safe do update (currently I have only ~0,7MB)?…

• Mention CRS328-24P-4S+ fan fail · Reddit · 2026-10-13

  Hey! I have problem with this switch. CPU Temp is about 68C. Fan fail. POE output 0 W. There is about 10 AP connected to it. All Works. Is this software bug? I run at 7.24.2 and fw is 6.41.3. Mybe I need to upgrade to 7.24.5 and upgrade fw to 7.24.2? My health print is this - 0…

• Mention CRS520 MLAG pair under a 3-node Proxmox/Ceph cluster – anyone running RouterOS 7.24.x successfully? · Reddit · 2026-10-12

  Hi all, we're about to deploy a new 3-node Proxmox VE 9 cluster with Ceph (NVMe OSDs) and are deciding how to connect it to a pair of MikroTik CRS520-4XS-16XQ-RM switches. Planned setup: Each node: 2 × 100G (Ceph public/cluster VLANs, MTU 9000) and 2 × 25G (VM traffic), one port…

• Mention Help, RB9005 · Reddit · 2026-10-02

  Hi, just bought and installed this router for a homelab & learning a bit more networking. Been playing with it all day and having trouble getting my PC internet access. I now suspect it may be my ONT but looking for someone to have a look at my settings. # 2026-10-02 22:10:15 by…

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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