TI-2024-35373 Aliases CVE-2024-52867 GHSA-9h8f-hjmp-pwxx

guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 5ab3c4c allows privilege escalation because build outputs…

HIGH 70CWE-276Published 2024-11-17 · Updated 2024-11-20

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 5ab3c4c allows privilege escalation because build outputs are accessible by local users before file metadata concerns (e.g., for setuid and setgid programs) are properly addressed. The vulnerability can be remediated within the product via certain pull, reconfigure, and restart actions. Both 5ab3c4c and 5582241 are needed to resolve the vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00229 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guix::::::::	—	—	GNU

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52867
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9h8f-hjmp-pwxx

References

Other 3

Sources

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