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CVE-2026-44029Disclosure

LOWCVSS 5.3 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 4 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

An issue was discovered in Nix before 2.34.7. Writing to arbitrary files can occur via "nix-prefetch-url --unpack" or "nix store prefetch-file --unpack" directory traversal. The fixed versions are 2.34.7, 2.33.6, 2.32.8, 2.31.5, 2.30.5, 2.29.4, and 2.28.7 (introduced in 2.24.7);

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Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-36

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Threat summary

  • 4 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • 4 total mentions across 1 day

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 1d
01234Mentions · 2026-05-05: 4Technical Details · 2026-05-05: 305-05
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
375.0%
General
125.0%
Referenced assets5 URLs
Full discourse4 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-44029 An issue was discovered in Nix before 2.34.7. Writing to arbitrary files can occur via "nix-prefetch-url --unpack" or "nix store prefetch-file --unpack" directory tra… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44029

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-44029 is an arbitrary file-write flaw in Nix versions prior to 2.34.7, with no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details provided.

    00010252
    57.4K followersView on X
  • Vulmon Vulnerability Feed@VulmonFeeds
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-44029 Arbitrary File Write via Directory Traversal in Nix Befor... https://vulmon.com/vulnerabilitydetails?qid=CVE-2026-44029 Don't wait vulnerability scanning results: https://alerts.vulmon.com/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2102281&utm_content=2

    Post summary

    The content simply announces CVE-2026-44029, describes it as an arbitrary file write via directory traversal in Nix, and provides links to vulnerability details and alerts, without mentioning PoC, exploit code, or patches.

    0000044
    4.0K followersView on X
  • CVEarity@CVEarity
    General

    ⚡ New CVE Alert: CVE-2026-44029 📊 Severity: 5.3 🚨 Risk Level: Medium 🧩 Affects: Multiple / Unspecified Products Reference: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-44029 #CVE-2026-44029 #CVE #Medium #CyberSecurity #InfoSec https://t.co/hqMEI8CZ0Z

    Post summary

    The tweet announces the existence of CVE-2026-44029 with a medium severity rating (5.3) and unspecified affected products, directing readers to the NVD reference for more details.

    0000040
    151 followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-44029 An issue was discovered in Nix before 2.34.7. Writing to arbitrary files can occur via "nix-prefetch-url --unpack" or "nix store prefetch-file --unpack" directory tra… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-44029 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-44029 Se … http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    CVE-2026-44029 is an arbitrary file‑write issue in Nix before version 2.34.7 affecting specific unpack commands; no PoC, exploit, patch, or active use is reported.

    0000027
    75 followersView on X

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