CVE-2025-46416
June 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
2.9
Low
Description
The Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allow a bypass of build isolation in which a user can elevate their privileges to the build user account (e.g., nixbld or guixbuild). This affects Nix through 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix through 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Nix |
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| Lix |
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| Guix |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-282
Improper Ownership Management
The product assigns the wrong ownership, or does not properly verify the ownership, of an object or resource.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | nix | nix | <2.24.15-2.29.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | lix | lix | <2.91.2-2.93.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | guix | guix | <1.4.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
References
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: NONE
- Integrity Impact: LOW
- Availability Impact: NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Timeline
Published: June 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified: June 27, 2025, 2:15 p.m.
Status : Received
CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.
More infoSource
cve@mitre.org
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