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guix: vulnerability history, versions and safety

guix is a package in the Debian ecosystem. Vulert records 20 vulnerabilities for it across 29 releases, from Apr 2021 to Sep 2025. Each vulnerability names the versions it affects, the fixed version to move to, and a workaround where no fix has been published.

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20 vulnerabilities recorded U20
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12 with no fix published

No patched version yet — these are the ones to plan around.

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0 in the last 12 months

Nothing new recorded in the last year.

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0 malicious-package vulnerabilities

No published version shipped hostile code.

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Vulert verdict on guix i

Updated on 23 Oct 2026

Careful: 12 of the 20 vulnerabilities Vulert records for this package have no fix yet. Plan around those, or apply the workaround listed for each. The rest have a fixed version to move to.

Long-term outlook: usable, but needs attention 20 vulnerabilities on record across 4 years, none in the last year.

What to do: Plan around the 12 vulnerabilities with no published fix: each lists the affected range and any workaround that reduces exposure. No fix yet: Vulert alerts you the moment one is published. Monitor it with Vulert →

  • Vulnerabilities on record 20 over 4 years · 0 in the last year i
  • Latest disclosure 15 Sep 2025 i
  • Highest CVSS 5.9 i
  • With no published fix 12 i

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01 Versions

Which versions are affected

Every version Vulert holds for guix, newest first, with the vulnerabilities that name it. A version with a count of zero has no recorded vulnerabilities; open a version to see the vulnerabilities it is exposed to.

Newest 29 of 29 versions on record. Severity counts are the vulnerabilities recorded against that exact release.

02 Disclosure history

How often vulnerabilities are recorded

  • 2021 2
  • 2024 6
  • 2025 12

Counted by the year Vulert recorded each vulnerability — the same date the table below shows as disclosed. 0 of the 20 were recorded in the last 12 months.

03 Vulnerabilities

Recorded vulnerabilities for guix

The 5 most severe of 20 vulnerabilities recorded for this package

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Vulnerability Severity Fixed version ↓ Disclosed ↓
Critical Vulnerability in Nix Package Manager: File Descriptor Manipulation 5.9 medium 1.2.0-4+deb11u2 11 Mar 2024
Local Privilege Escalation in guix-daemon 5.5 medium 1.2.0-4 26 Apr 2021
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Guix Package Management System N/A unrated 1.2.0-4+deb11u3 17 Nov 2024
Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in GNU Guix - CVE-2024-52867 N/A unrated 1.2.0-4+deb11u3 17 Nov 2024
Race Condition Vulnerability in Guix Package Manager N/A unrated No fix published 27 Jun 2025

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Updated: 23/Oct/2026 · Vulnerabilities in our DB: 524315

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Questions

About guix

Is guix safe to use?

Vulert records 20 vulnerabilities for guix in Debian: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 20 not yet rated. 12 of them have no published fix yet, so those are the ones to avoid or mitigate.

How many vulnerabilities does guix have?

20 vulnerabilities are recorded for guix in the Debian ecosystem: 0 critical, 0 high, 0 medium and 0 low, plus 20 not yet rated. The ledger on this page lists the same counts next to the date of the most recent disclosure.

How often are new guix vulnerabilities disclosed?

0 vulnerabilities were recorded for guix in the last 12 months, and the oldest entry in this database dates to 26 Apr 2021. Recency matters more than a lifetime total: it shows how actively new issues are being disclosed for the package you are considering.

Which versions of guix are affected?

Each vulnerability on this page lists the affected version range and the fixed version to move to. Open the vulnerability for the version you actually run — fixes are specific to a release line, not to the package as a whole.

How do I monitor guix for upcoming vulnerabilities?

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