CVE-2026-44029
CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
An issue was discovered in Nix before 2.34.7. Writing to arbitrary files can occur via "nix-prefetch-url --unpack" or "nix store prefetch-file --unpack" directory traversal. The fixed versions are 2.34.7, 2.33.6, 2.32.8, 2.31.5, 2.30.5, 2.29.4, and 2.28.7 (introduced in 2.24.7);
| CWE | CWE-36 |
| Vendor | nixos |
| Product | nix |
| Published | May 5, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 5, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Affected Versions
NixOS / Nix
2.24.7 < 2.28.7 2.29.0 < 2.29.4 2.30.0 < 2.30.5 2.31.0 < 2.31.5 2.32.0 < 2.32.8 2.33.0 < 2.33.6 2.34.0 < 2.34.7