---
id: CVE-2026-110452
title: >-
  The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store
  contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it should be root
  ownership.
summary: >-
  The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store
  contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it should be root
  ownership.
severity: medium
cvss: 4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-708
published: '2026-10-14'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T05:16:43.220'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-110452'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-for-nix-and-lix-october-2026/80547
    label: cve@mitre.org
tags:
  - nvd
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T06:17:13.782Z'
---

## Overview

The multi-user installer in Nix before 2.35.3 sets the ownership of store contents to the user (who invoked the installer) even though it should be root ownership.

## Remediation

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