What is CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 is a low-severity vulnerability in SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2018-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-17957?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool

CVE-2018-17957

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.

Published 2018-12-26 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool
SUSE Yast2-Rmt — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17957?: CVE-2018-17957 is a low-severity vulnerability in SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2018-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-17957?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.