CVE-2019-17365

7.8 highEPSS 0.4%

High (7.8) in nixos nix. EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Nix through 2.3 allows local users to gain access to an arbitrary user's account because the parent directory of the user-profile directories is world writable.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 37% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-276
Published: 2019-10-09
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

nixos:nix

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/17/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/09/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/10/1

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