CVE-2018-15912: Manjaro Linux

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Manjaro Manjaro Linux: up to and including 20180716-1

Published 2018-08-29. Last modified 2026-06-17.