Vulnerability in Redhatinsights Yggdrasil-Worker-Package-Manager

CVE-2026-18157

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.

EPSS: 0.002 (15.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.