CVE-2026-44029

Description

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);

CVSS v3.1 Score

5.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0032

Probability of exploitation

0.55%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-36 CWE-36

References

Other References

https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-in-lix-and-nix/77407 https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-gr92-w2r5-qw5p https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/33

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-44029? +

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); It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2026-44029? +

CVE-2026-44029 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance. The EPSS score is 0.0032, placing it in the 1th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-44029? +

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