CVE-2025-52992 describes a vulnerability in Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers where improper permission setting during failed builds allows arbitrary processes to modify the store outside the sandbox. This low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 3.2) has a local attack vector with high attack complexity, potentially leading to limited integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code, and minimal community discussion, though it has received some media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0, < 2.24.15CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.25.0, < 2.26.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.27.0, < 2.28.4CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2.29.0, < 2.29.1CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.