CVE-2018-12467

delete package via link exploit in open buildservice

6.0 MediumFix available

Authorized users of the openbuildservice before 2.9.4 could delete packages by using a malicious request against projects having the OBS:InitializeDevelPackage attribute, a similar issue to CVE-2018-7689.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.65%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.0

delete package via link exploit in open buildservice

Record: CVE-2018-12467
CVSS 3.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-285
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-4437 6.0

Record: EUVD-2018-4437
CVSS 3.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24pm-f3f4-m533 6.5

Authorized users of the openbuildservice before 2.9.4 could delete packages by using a malicious...

Record: GHSA-24pm-f3f4-m533
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 6.0

Record: CVE-2018-12467
CVSS 3.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-285, CWE-732
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 6.5

Record: CVE-2018-12467
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12467 6.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12467
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12467 6.0

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12467
CVSS 3.0: 6.0 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`open-build-service` Debian:12	before 2.9.4-1	2.9.4-1
`open-build-service` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.4-2	None known
`open-build-service` Ubuntu:24.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-92.9.4-10	None known
`open-build-service` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-10	None known
`open-build-service` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-10	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-12467 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Opensuse Openbuildservice, published August 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.65%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in open-build-service 2.9.4-1.