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.

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Timeline

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1. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Detected

   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.

2. Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD

   Updated

   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.

Sources

• CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-110452

  Official CVE identifier

  cve.org
• FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-110452

  30-day exploitation probability 0.1%

  first.org
• NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-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.

  nvd.nist.gov

References

• Reference · discourse.nixos.org