CVE-2025-46416

LOW EPSS 5.3%

Published Jun 27, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

2.9 CVSS 3.1

Low

Published Jun 27, 2025 1y ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

The Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allow a bypass of build isolation in which a user can elevate their privileges to the build user account (e.g., nixbld or guixbuild). This affects Nix through 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix through 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.

CVSS Details

Base Score

2.9

Exploitability

1.4

Impact

1.4

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

User Interaction None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality None

Integrity Low

Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

5.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-282

References 6

discourse.nixos.org https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-privilege-escalations-in-nix-lix-and-guix/66017
guix.gnu.org https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-2025/
labs.snyk.io https://labs.snyk.io
lix.systems https://lix.systems/blog/2025-06-24-lix-cves/
security-tracker.debian.org https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-46416
security.snyk.io https://security.snyk.io/vuln/?search=CVE-2025-46416

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.