VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15912

CVSS score7.8 HIGH

EPSS probability0.79%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-08-29

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

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.

Weakness classification

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory