High [CVE-2026-18157] Remote Code Execution via APT Argument Injection
This high-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2026-18157.
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Summary
A flaw was found in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager. A local attacker with existing access to the system could exploit an argument injection vulnerability in the APT backend.
This allows specially crafted package names, which begin with a hyphen, to be misinterpreted as command options by apt-get. Successful exploitation could lead to remote code execution (RCE) with root privileges, enabling the attacker to fully compromise the system's integrity, confidentiality, and availability.
Red Hat severity: Important — CVSS 7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H). Weakness: CWE-88.
Red Hat lists Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 as not affected.
Affected versions
No affected-version range was extracted from the source record. The vendor advisory is authoritative — check it before change work.
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- 0.1.4
- 0.2.4
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source
Mitigation
Upgrade to a fixed release: 0.1.4, 0.2.4. That is the remediation for this advisory.
The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 10 days ago·verify at source
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