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    CVE-2026-110450

    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.

    Published:Oct 14, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 19, 2026
    EPS:Oct 14, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.0015
    CVSS Score:8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nixos
    Product
    Nix

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-696 Incorrect Behavior Order

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-463 Padding Oracle Crypto Attack

    Related CVEs

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High