The Nix Project maintains a declarative package manager and configuration language whose vulnerability footprint is tightly scoped to the core Nix product, reflecting its specialized role in system and software deployment. The observed weakness class—out-of-bounds write—suggests memory-safety concerns in the package manager's core processing logic. Current exploitation activity and exposure counts are shown alongside this summary.
The number and severity of CVEs published that impact products developed by Nix Project over time
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
1 CVEs · Highest risk first
| CVE | Published | CVSS | Risk | KEV | Exploit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-45707CRITICAL An issue was discovered in the nix crate 0.16.0 and later before 0.20.2, 0.21.x before 0.21.2, and 0.22.x before 0.22.2 for Rust. unistd::getgrouplist has an out-of-bounds write if | Dec 27, 2021 | 9.8 | 31 | NO | NO |
Signals from CVEs in this vendor scope (1 CVEs).
An overview of all social media posts that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Nix Project.
Media articles that mention a CVE ID that affects a product developed by Nix Project — matched by CVE ID, not by vendor name.