CVE-2026-110452 json
The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it s…
published 2026-10-14 26 d ago modified 2026-10-16 23 d ago also EUVD-2026-100808
- cvss
- 4.0
- 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 2%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it should be root ownership.
Patch / fix
- NixOS Nix 2.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6, 2.34.9, 2.35.3
- nix Debian 14 2.35.4+dfsg-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-110452
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 25 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- NixOS Nix
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-708 Incorrect Ownership Assignment
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-110452
- NVD CVE-2026-110452
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