CVE-2025-59378

Published: Sep 15, 2025Modified: Jun 17, 2026Deferred

5.7

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 2.7

Source: MITRE (Secondary)

Description

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).

Related CWEs

CWE-669

Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource.

References (2)

https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/commit/1618ca7aa2ee8b6519ee9fd0b965e15eca2bfe45

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-2025-2/

Source: cve@mitre.org

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