CVE-2025-52992
The Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers fail to properly set permissions when a derivation build fails. This may allow arbitrary processes to modify the content of a store outside of the build
02 Description
The Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers fail to properly set permissions when a derivation build fails. This may allow arbitrary processes to modify the content of a store outside of the build
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 6.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 3.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-06-27 00:00Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-06-27 15:18Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-06-23
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Low (CVSS 3.2)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 6a3155ad498e64ffd775592d8a48d01785ce44e50e96078c2d7e3ad52643a232
05 Affected products
06 References
- discourse.nixos.orghttps://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-privilege-escalations-in-nix-lix-and-guix/66017
- lix.systemshttps://lix.systems/blog/2025-06-24-lix-cves/
- guix.gnu.orghttps://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerabilities-2025/
- labs.snyk.iohttps://labs.snyk.io
- security.snyk.iohttps://security.snyk.io/vuln/?search=CVE-2025-52992
- security-tracker.debian.orghttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-52992
07 Fixed in
Debian 11
- guix No fix yet
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- guix No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS
- guix No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.