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    CVE-2026-110452

    The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it should be root ownership.

    Published:Oct 14, 2026
    Last Modified:Oct 16, 2026
    EPS:Oct 14, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00131
    CVSS Score:4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Nixos
    Product
    Nix

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-708 Incorrect Ownership Assignment

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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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