CVE-2025-53819
July 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
7.9
High
Description
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. Builds with Nix 2.30.0 on macOS were executed with elevated privileges (root), instead of the build users. The fix was applied to Nix 2.30.1. No known workarounds are available.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nix |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-271
Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
The product does not drop privileges before passing control of a resource to an actor that does not have those privileges.
*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 | 2.30.0 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
| a | nix | nix | <2.30.1 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
Tags
CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: LOW
- Privileges Required: LOW
- Scope: CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: LOW
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Timeline
Published: July 14, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
Last Modified: July 15, 2025, 1:14 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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More infoSource
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