An issue was discovered in manjaro-update-system.sh in manjaro-system 20180716-1 on Manjaro Linux.

published 2018-08-29 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-7768

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.8%; EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
public exploits: 0; none known

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.

Patch / fix

links 1

gitlab.manjaro.org/packages/core/manjaro-system/commit/8208b8a commit

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Exploit prediction

0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

lists.manjaro.org https://lists.manjaro.org/pipermail/manjaro-security/2018-August/000785.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	7.2	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

gitlab.manjaro.org /packages/core/manjaro-system/commit/8208b8a
patch, third-party-advisory
lists.manjaro.org /pipermail/manjaro-security/2018-August/000785.html
mailing-list, exploit, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-15912
NVD CVE-2018-15912

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