CVE-2025-59378
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to...
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
CVE-2025-59378- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-669
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-29155
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
EUVD-2025-29155- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-75hx-v6j6-m6h7
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to...
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
GHSA-75hx-v6j6-m6h7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-669
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
CVE-2025-59378- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-669
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2025-59378
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2025-59378- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2025-59378
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-59378- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).
- Record
CVE-2025-59378- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
guixDebian:11 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.0-41.2.0-4+deb11u11.2.0-4+deb11u21.2.0-4+deb11u31.3.0+26720.a2e4e-1 Show 24 moreShow less1.3.0+26756.c07b5-11.3.0+26756.c07b5-21.3.0-11.3.0-21.3.0-31.3.0-41.3.0-51.3.0~rc1-11.4.0+154709.ab1b557d8f3-11.4.0+154710+ab1b5-11.4.0+154710+ab1b5-21.4.0+154928+f1810-11.4.0-11.4.0-21.4.0-31.4.0-41.4.0-51.4.0-61.4.0-71.4.0-81.4.0-91.4.0~rc1-11.4.0~rc1-21.4.0~rc2-1 |
None known |
guixUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.0-41.3.0-21.3.0-41.3.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
guixUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.0-51.4.0-61.4.0-6build11.4.0-6ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-59378 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Gnu Guix, published September 15, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-2025-2
codeberg.org/guix/guix/commit/1618ca7aa2ee8b6519ee9fd0b965e15eca2bfe45
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59378
github.com/advisories/GHSA-75hx-v6j6-m6h7
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59378
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-59378
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59378