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TI-2026-73870 Aliases CVE-2026-110450GHSA-phrv-gmvx-w547

Nix and Lix repair operation lets local users escalate privileges

Priority LOW 36CWE-696Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 are affected. The repair operation can destroy a store path and then replace it before its content is verified, an incorrect behavior order (CWE-696). A local attacker with no privileges can use this to gain elevated privileges.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00155 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Nix (NixOS): 2.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6 +2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
NixOSNixbefore 2.28.8; 2.29.0 to before 2.30.6; 2.31.0 to before 2.31.6; 2.32.0 to before 2.34.9; 2.35.0 to before 2.35.32.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6, 2.34.9, 2.35.3Patch availableCNA
  • Nix VendorNixOS Affected before 2.28.8; 2.29.0 to before 2.30.6; 2.31.0 to before 2.31.6; 2.32.0 to before 2.34.9; 2.35.0 to before 2.35.3 Fixed in 2.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6, 2.34.9, 2.35.3 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——NixOS
  • cpe:2.3:a:nixos:nix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·NixOS

Remediation

Nix is fixed in 2.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6, 2.34.9 and 2.35.3, so upgrade to the fixed version for the release branch in use. Lix is fixed in 2.95.4.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA Nix (NixOS) Fixed in 2.28.8, 2.30.6, 2.31.6, 2.34.9, 2.35.3

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    NixOS Nix 2.28.8, 2.30.6 and 3 more versions

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-73869 Integer overflow in Nix and Lix list allocation enables out-of-bounds writePriority LOW 32
    • TI-2026-73873 Incorrect authorization in Nix lets build users reach daemon clientsPriority LOW 19
    • TI-2026-73871 Seatbelt sandbox escape in Nix and Lix builds on macOSPriority LOW 19
    Show all 5 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-14 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110450
  2. 2026-10-14 Alias added: GHSA-phrv-gmvx-w547
  3. 2026-10-14 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-10-20 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

Other 1

  • TI-2026-23989 crypto: algif_aead - Revert to operating out-of-place KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-11208 Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-19201 Tandoor Recipes module allows SQLite database to be externally accessible with the default settings CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2024-11209 Rsync: info leak via uninitialized stack contents CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11212 Rsync: --safe-links option bypass leads to path traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-11211 Rsync: path traversal vulnerability in rsync CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 40 →

Sources

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