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    MikroTrick SSH bypass: '-2' failure, account creation, and login

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    Arnold Chan@slaz
    •updated Sep 23, 2026•0•0•13

    Detects a sequence of events characteristic of exploitation against RouterOS (CVE-2026-67276/CVE-2026-86060), involving a failed SSH login attempt with the username '-2', followed by the creation of a new user account within the same SSH session, and a successful login with that newly created account.

    Microsoft Sentinel (KQL)

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    T1133 - External Remote ServicesT1136.001 - Create Account: Local AccountT1078.004 - Valid Accounts: Cloud AccountsAuthentication FailureUser Account CreatedAuthentication SuccessExploit AttemptFirmwareLinux SyslogCVE-2026-67276CVE-2026-86060kql

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