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CVE-2025-46415

LOWCVSS 3.2/10EPSS 0.12%

Last modified

CVE-2025-46415 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 3.2/10 on the CVSS scale. A race condition in the Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allows the removal of content from arbitrary folders. This affects Nix before 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix before 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.. EPSS estimates a 0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A race condition in the Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allows the removal of content from arbitrary folders. This affects Nix before 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix before 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
3.2/10

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

EPSS Probability
0.12%

2.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-46415?
A race condition in the Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers allows the removal of content from arbitrary folders. This affects Nix before 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix before 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.
How severe is CVE-2025-46415?
CVE-2025-46415 has a CVSS score of 3.2/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2025-46415?
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Source: NVD / NIST