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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 0.15%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.15%). 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: 0.15% probability · 4th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-271
Source: security-advisories@github.com

EPSS trend

EPSS 0.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.