CVE-2026-44592 PUBLISHED

Gradient: Unauthenticated worker on /proto → arbitrary NAR write / cache poisoning

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 06.05.2026 Published: 14.05.2026 Updated: 14.05.2026

Gradient is a nix-based continuous integration system. In 1.1.0, when GRADIENT_DISCOVERABLE=true (the default, and the NixOS module default), anyone who can reach /proto can register as a worker without any credentials by sending a fresh, never-registered worker UUID. The resulting session has PeerAuth::Open, i.e. it sees jobs from every organisation, and can immediately NarPush/NarUploaded arbitrary store paths into nar_storage and the cached_path table. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.1.1.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

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Versions
  • Version 1.1.0 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CWE
  • CWE-345: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity CWE
  • CWE-862: Missing Authorization CWE