CVE detail
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);
Buzz score
Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 13.9 · diversity 11.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
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- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
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Evidence
Source links by recency
3 source links · newest first
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/05/04/33www.openwall.com
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Exploitwww.openwall.comMay 5, 2026, 1:16 AM No excerpt available.
Exploitgithub.comMay 5, 2026, 1:16 AM- https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-local-privilege-escalation-in-lix-and-nix/77407discourse.nixos.org
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referencediscourse.nixos.orgMay 5, 2026, 1:16 AM
Exploit code
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