CVE-2018-15912

7.8 highEPSS 0.8%

An issue was discovered in manjaro-update-system.sh in manjaro-system 20180716-1 on Manjaro Linux. A local attacker can install or remove arbitrary packages and package repositories potentially containing hooks with arbitrary code, which will automatically be run as root, or remove packages vital to the system.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

7.8 high

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2018-08-29
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

manjaro:manjaro_linux

References

https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/core/manjaro-system/commit/8208b8a
https://lists.manjaro.org/pipermail/manjaro-security/2018-August/000785.html
https://gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/core/manjaro-system/commit/8208b8a
https://lists.manjaro.org/pipermail/manjaro-security/2018-August/000785.html

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