CVE-2025-46415

Low

Description

A race condition in the Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allows the removal of content from arbitrary folders. This affects Nix before 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix before 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.

SeverityLow
CVSS3.2
Exploit probability—
ProductNix
PublishedJun 27, 2025
First seenJun 27, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-367CWE-367

How to fix

Update
  • NixOS Nix2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, 2.29.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
NixOS Nixv < 2.24.15, 2.25.0 ≤ v < 2.26.4, 2.27.0 ≤ v < 2.28.4, 2.29.0 ≤ v < 2.29.12.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, 2.29.1

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CVE-2025-46415 · Nix · Dark Radar