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CVE-2025-53819
Published: Jul 14, 2025
Modified: Jul 15, 2025
PUBLISHED
CVSS v3.1
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
NixOS | nix | affected = 2.30.0 |
Weaknesses (CWE)
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
References
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhg
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455
x_refsource_MISC
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