CVE-2025-59378 json
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular…
published 2025-09-15 13 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-29155
- cvss
- 5.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
Patch / fix
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- GNU Guix
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-669 Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-59378
- NVD CVE-2025-59378
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