Intermittent high CPU usage by ts_kmp process on RouterOS 7

Hello everyone,

I have several MikroTik routers running RouterOS 7 that intermittently show very high CPU usage, where the dominant process is ts_kmp.

The behavior is:

  • CPU usage suddenly spikes (sometimes 70–90%)

  • The process consuming most CPU is ts_kmp

  • After a few minutes, CPU usage drops without any changes

  • The issue repeats hours or minutes later

What conditions or types of traffic cause ts_kmp to consume so much CPU?

And how can this be controlled?

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

Ts_kmp on tools-profile Mikrotik 7.18 - RouterOS / General - MikroTik community forum