---
id: CVE-2026-110450
title: >-
  Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a
  repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before
  content verification.
summary: >-
  Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a
  repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before
  content verification.
severity: high
cvss: 8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-696
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T05:16:42.917'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110450'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-for-nix-and-lix-october-2026/80547
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T06:17:13.781Z'
---

## Overview

Nix before 2.35.3 and Lix before 2.95.4 allow privilege escalation via a repair operation because it could destroy and then replace a store path before content verification.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.