CVE-2026-110450
Received
Received - Intake
Privilege Escalation in Nix and Lix via Repair Operation
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-110450, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-10-14
Last updated on: 2026-10-14
Assigner: MITRE
Description
Description
Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before content verification.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| NixOS | Nix | 0 |
| NixOS | Nix | 2.29.0 |
| NixOS | Nix | 2.31.0 |
| NixOS | Nix | 2.32.0 |
| NixOS | Nix | 2.35.0 |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-696 | The product performs multiple related behaviors, but the behaviors are performed in the wrong order in ways that may produce resultant weaknesses. |
