Description
Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before content verification.
Published: 2026-10-14
Score: 8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Privilege Escalation via Repair Operation in Nix and Lix

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before content verification.
First Time appeared Nixos
Nixos nix
Weaknesses CWE-696
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nixos
Nixos nix
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'}

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Nixos Nix
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-14T04:03:12.768Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T04:03:11.878Z

Link: CVE-2026-110450

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-14T05:16:42.917

Modified: 2026-10-14T05:16:42.917

Link: CVE-2026-110450

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-14T17:15:05Z

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