Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-32435

Hydra is a Continuous Integration service for Nix based projects.

Published Apr 15, 2025 · corrected/updated Apr 16, 2025 · NixOS hydra · evidence confidence high

Hydra is a Continuous Integration service for Nix based projects. Evaluation of untrusted non-flake nix code could potentially access secrets that are accessible by the hydra user/group. This should not affect the signing keys, that are owned by the hydra-queue-runner and hydra-www users respectively.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2025-32435 is a low public vulnerability record for NixOS hydra. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether NixOS hydra is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: NixOS hydra < 8d750265135b7e203520036a742afdf301b4013f (< 8d750265135b7e203520036a742afdf301b4013f). Check the linked vendor or CERT advisories for patch status. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: CVSS 2.6, EPSS 36.0%. It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited catalog. Sources contributing to this record: euvd. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Not listed as known exploited in CISA KEV. Not in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    No required-action text is stored yet. Use the vendor or CERT links in Sources for patch availability.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 15, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Hydra is a Continuous Integration service for Nix based projects. Evaluation of untrusted non-flake nix code could potentially access secrets that are accessible by the hydra user/group. This should not affect the signing keys, that are owned by the hydra-queue-runner and hydra-www users respectively.

  2. Apr 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    Hydra is a Continuous Integration service for Nix based projects. Evaluation of untrusted non-flake nix code could potentially access secrets that are accessible by the hydra user/group. This should not affect the signing keys, that are owned by the hydra-queue-runner and hydra-www users respectively.

Affected

  • vendor NixOS hydra < 8d750265135b7e203520036a742afdf301b4013f< 8d750265135b7e203520036a742afdf301b4013f

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-11469

    Hydra is a Continuous Integration service for Nix based projects. Evaluation of untrusted non-flake nix code could potentially access secrets that are accessible by the hydra user/group. This should not affect the signing keys, that are owned by the hydra-queue-runner and hydra-w

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References