CVE-2018-17957: Suse Repository Mirroring Tool

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

Affected products

• Suse Repository Mirroring Tool: before 1.1.2 (fixed in 1.1.2)

Published 2018-12-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.