RouterOS 7.16
RouterOS 7.16
The RouterOS 7.16 reached end of service life on Jan 16, 2025 — RouterOS no longer ships security patches or fixes for it. Our third-party support keeps it safe to run: 24/7 engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance.
24/7 engineers own your RouterOS 7.16 incidents end to end.
Mitigation and patch-around guidance when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Controls evidence and documentation that keep auditors satisfied.
Specifications
- product
- routeros
- release
- 7.16
- product Label
- RouterOS
- release Label
- RouterOS 7.16
- codename
- lts
- latest Version
- 7.16.2
- release Date
- 2024-09-24
- maintained
- source Url
- https://endoflife.date/routeros
Lifecycle Dates
- End of Service Life
- Jan 16, 2025
- Last OEM Support
- Jan 16, 2025
OEM vs. 3rd Party Support
See how third-party support compares to the vendor contract for RouterOS 7.16 — monitoring, break/fix, vulnerability work, operations and compliance, before and after EOSL.
| Feature | OEM Support | 3rd Party Support |
|---|---|---|
| Post-EOSL Support | ||
| Break/Fix Support | Until EOSL | |
| 24/7 Monitoring | ||
| Vulnerability Scanning & Remediation | ||
| Managed Operations | ||
| Procedure & Configuration Review | ||
| Compliance & Audit Documentation | Limited | |
| Discounted Migration to Other Platforms |
Why Choose 3rd Party Support for RouterOS 7.16?
Vulnerability Remediation
Scanning, mitigation and patch-around guidance for RouterOS 7.16 when the vendor no longer ships fixes.
Compliance Maintenance
Procedure review, controls evidence and the documentation auditors ask for — maintained continuously, not scrambled at audit time.
24/7 Expert Support
Engineers who know this release monitor, manage and fix issues around the clock — break/fix to managed operations.
RouterOS 7.16 Support: Frequently Asked Questions
Is the RouterOS 7.16 still supported?
RouterOS ended support for the RouterOS 7.16 on Jan 16, 2025 — no more patches or fixes from the vendor. Third-party support keeps it covered: our engineers manage issues, remediate vulnerabilities, and help you maintain compliance for as long as you run it.
When is the RouterOS 7.16 end of service life (EOSL) date?
RouterOS lists the end of service life for the RouterOS 7.16 as Jan 16, 2025.
Can I keep using the RouterOS 7.16 after its EOSL date?
Yes. EOSL means RouterOS stops issuing patches and support — the software itself keeps running. Third-party support covers it from there: issue management, security vulnerability remediation, and the compliance documentation auditors ask for, for as long as you choose to run it.
How much does third-party support for the RouterOS 7.16 cost?
Typically 40-70% below the OEM maintenance renewal price. Exact pricing depends on quantity, service level and location. You get an indicative price within 24 hours and a firm quote within 48.
Known Vulnerabilities Affecting RouterOS 7.16
9 published CVEs affect the RouterOS 7.16, including 5 rated critical or high severity. RouterOS no longer ships security patches for this release — our engineers provide mitigation guidance, workarounds and hardening support.
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | Published | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-86060 | CRITICAL | 9.2 | Sep 5, 2026 | RouterOS contains an argument-handling flaw in the SSH login path involving usernames that begin with a prohibited character, allowing for the trusted RouterOS policy mask to be changed, leading to privilege escalation. Exploitation requires an unauthenticated SSH session to reach the RouterOS login helper.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-term), 7.23.4 (Long-term) and 7.24.2 (Stable) |
| CVE-2026-67276 | CRITICAL | 9.2 | Sep 5, 2026 | RouterOS does not compare the complete RSA public key when matching an SSH authentication request to an authorized user key, checking the key type and modulus but omitting the exponent. 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- |
| CVE-2026-67277 | HIGH | 8.8 | Sep 5, 2026 | RouterOS accepts a "related" btest connection before the corresponding primary session has completed authentication. An unauthenticated client can use this state to start an IPv4 UDP test. With "random-data=false", the sender transmits an uninitialized tail from a kernel packet buffer. A separate unchecked, inverted packet-size interval causes unsigned integer underflow, anomalously large fragmented output, and can restart the RouterOS kernel. This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long-t |
| CVE-2018-5951 | HIGH | 7.5 | Mar 2, 2020 | An issue was discovered in Mikrotik RouterOS. Crafting a packet that has a size of 1 byte and sending it to an IPv6 address of a RouterOS box with IP Protocol 97 will cause RouterOS to reboot imminently. All versions of RouterOS that supports EoIPv6 are vulnerable to this attack. |
| CVE-2025-6443 | HIGH | 7.2 | Jun 25, 2025 | Mikrotik RouterOS VXLAN Source IP Improper Access Control Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions on affected installations of Mikrotik RouterOS. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of remote IP addresses when processing VXLAN traffic. The issue results from the lack of validation of the remote IP address against configured values prior to allowing ingress traffic into the inte |
| CVE-2026-67279 | MEDIUM | 6.9 | Sep 5, 2026 | RouterOS SSH enters the connection protocol after a client-requested rekey even though user authentication was never attempted, allowing an unauthenticated client to open a session channel and send an exec request. On affected builds the server dispatches the command, enabling unauthenticated creation, overwrite, and reconstruction of files in the RouterOS managed file namespace, including support files containing configuration and diagnostic data.This issue was fixed in versions: 6.49.21 (Long- |
| CVE-2026-67278 | MEDIUM | 6.3 | Sep 5, 2026 | 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 outbound RouterOS TLS connection can use the root’s public certificate - without its private key - to forge a trusted intermediate and issue certificates for arbitrary hostnames, enabling TLS server impersonation. The same permissive verificat |
| CVE-2021-3014 | MEDIUM | 6.1 | Jan 4, 2021 | In MikroTik RouterOS through 2021-01-04, the hotspot login page is vulnerable to reflected XSS via the target parameter. |
| CVE-2024-54772 | MEDIUM | 5.4 | Feb 11, 2025 | An issue was discovered in the Winbox service of MikroTik RouterOS long-term release v6.43.13 through v6.49.13 and stable v6.43 through v7.17.2. A patch is available in the stable release v6.49.18. A discrepancy in response size between connection attempts made with a valid username and those with an invalid username allows attackers to enumerate for valid accounts. |