VulnerabilityDeferred
CVE-2025-53819
Builds with Nix 2.30.0 on macOS were executed with elevated privileges (root), instead of the build users.
HIGH 7.9EPSS 0.13%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. Builds with Nix 2.30.0 on macOS were executed with elevated privileges (root), instead of the build users. The fix was applied to Nix 2.30.1. No known workarounds are available.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.9 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-271
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.