# CVE-2026-18379: Yggdrasil-worker-package-manager: yggdrasil-worker-package-manager: path traversal via unsanitized repo name in addrepo/removerepo

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12)
- Fix: none listed; see the vendor advisory
- Published: 2026-11-12 · Updated: 2026-11-12

CVE-2026-18379 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 8.8 (high) and affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; no fixed version is listed; see the vendor advisory.

## Summary

An authenticated attacker in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 can exploit a path traversal flaw in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager by supplying a crafted repository name to the repository add and remove operations. Because the root-level worker process then acts on files outside the intended directory, the attacker can modify or delete host files and may be able to escalate privileges.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Who should check

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 hosts running yggdrasil-worker-package-manager as root, especially those accepting repo directives from a management message broker.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571 ("Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10")

## Affected

- yggdrasil-worker-package-manager: version range not reported

## Description

A flaw was found in yggdrasil-worker-package-manager. An authenticated attacker can exploit this issue to achieve arbitrary file modification or potential privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists because repository management operations fail to sanitize directory traversal sequences (such as '../') within repository names. By supplying a crafted repository name, an attacker can manipulate the root-level worker process into creating or deleting files outside the intended directory, compromising host system integrity.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on yggdrasil-worker-package-manager, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Check your systems with an agent

```text
Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-18379 (Yggdrasil-worker-package-manager: yggdrasil-worker-package-manager: path traversal via unsanitized repo name in addrepo/removerepo), using the cve.now data below.

Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only.

What cve.now has for CVE-2026-18379 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: version range not reported
Fixed versions: none listed yet.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- The yggdrasil-worker-package-manager worker runs as root via its systemd unit. (source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571)
- Exploitation requires malformed directives dispatched through the management message broker. (source: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: network access, low-privilege login, no user action.
Workaround: Restrict and audit authenticated access to dispatch directives through the management message broker. (source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-18379 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-18379 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one.

How to check:
- Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory.

Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one:
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18379
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379
Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing.

Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action.

Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-18379
For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-18379"}.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-18379 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-18379

### What does this mean?

The repo name passed to addrepo and removerepo is not sanitized, which allows path traversal. An authenticated attacker can use this to modify or delete files outside the repository directory, possibly escalating privileges and compromising host integrity.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

The checked facts name Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and the yggdrasil-worker-package-manager worker, which runs as root through its systemd unit. No affected version numbers are given. To check a host, confirm whether the worker is installed and whether its systemd unit is present and running.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379

### How do I fix CVE-2026-18379?

The checked facts do not name fixed versions or patch identifiers, so the upgrade target is not stated. The only remedy named is restricting and auditing authenticated access to dispatch directives through the management message broker.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379

### What if there's no patch?

Restrict and audit authenticated access to dispatching directives through the management message broker. This is the only workaround named in the checked facts.

Source: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-18379

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## References

### CVE record

Establishes: The identifier and description.

- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18379
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18379

### Write-ups

Establishes: Technical detail and context.

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2546571

### Other links

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18379

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