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.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhg
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281
Issue Tracking x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/e2ef2cfcbc83ea01308ee64c38a58707ab23dec3
Scores
CVSS v3
7.9
EPSS
0.0012
EPSS Percentile
2.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-271
Status
published
Products (1)
NixOS/nix
= 2.30.0
Published
Jul 14, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026