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CVE-2025-53819

Summary
Assigner-GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At-14 Jul, 2025 | 20:42
Updated At-15 Jul, 2025 | 19:50
Rejected At-
Credits

Nix's privilege dropping to build user broke for macOS

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.

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▼Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
cve.org
Assigner:GitHub_M
Assigner Org ID:a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
Published At:14 Jul, 2025 | 20:42
Updated At:15 Jul, 2025 | 19:50
Rejected At:
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Nix's privilege dropping to build user broke for macOS

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
NixOS
Product
nix
Versions
Affected
  • = 2.30.0
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-271CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-271
Description: CWE-271: Privilege Dropping / Lowering Errors
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
3.17.9HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.9
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
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References
HyperlinkResource
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhg
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/e2ef2cfcbc83ea01308ee64c38a58707ab23dec3
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhg
Resource:
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455
Resource:
x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/e2ef2cfcbc83ea01308ee64c38a58707ab23dec3
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x_refsource_MISC
▼Authorized Data Publishers (ADP)
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▼National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
nvd.nist.gov
Source:security-advisories@github.com
Published At:14 Jul, 2025 | 21:15
Updated At:15 Jul, 2025 | 13:14

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
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Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Secondary3.17.9HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Type: Secondary
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.9
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CPE Matches
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-271Primarysecurity-advisories@github.com
CWE ID: CWE-271
Type: Primary
Source: security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/e2ef2cfcbc83ea01308ee64c38a58707ab23dec3security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455security-advisories@github.com
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https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhgsecurity-advisories@github.com
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/e2ef2cfcbc83ea01308ee64c38a58707ab23dec3
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13281
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/pull/13455
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-qc7j-jgf3-qmhg
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Resource: N/A

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