Product overview
nix is tracked by BlackTree as an end-user software application. Its lifecycle page separates release identity, maintenance and security boundaries using the publisher's registered source.
Main capabilities
- User-facing application functions
- Local or managed application deployment
- Vendor-maintained feature and security updates
Typical use
Used by individuals or organizations for the product-specific tasks described by its publisher.
Deployment
Installed on supported endpoints or supplied through a vendor-managed service, depending on the edition.
This category-level context is generated from the registered product identity. Confirm exact product capabilities on the publisher's page ↗.
Collected lifecycle data
| Product | nix |
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| Release | Lifecycle policy |
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| Start or release | Not extracted |
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| Lifecycle boundary | Continuous or not dated in the source |
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| Date precision | Unknown |
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Known exploited vulnerabilities
Catalogue updated 11 Sep 2026These are product-family matches in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue. Confirm the affected product version in the vendor advisory.
No CISA known-exploited entries currently match this mapped product family.
This does not mean the product has no vulnerabilities.
Package vulnerability advisories
OSV advisories are matched through the registered package URL. A package-family match does not prove that the installed release is affected. Check the affected and fixed versions before remediation.
No package advisories have been linked for this product identity.
This is not evidence that the product has no vulnerabilities.
Source evidence
PRIMARYManual
nix official lifecycle source
NixOS 25.05 released | Published on Fri May 23 2025 | Hey everyone, we are Leona Maroni and Tristan Ross, the release managers of the newest release of NixOS. We are very proud to announce the public availability of NixOS 25.05 "Warbler". NixOS is a Linux distribution. Its underlying package repository Nixpkgs can also be used on other Linux systems and macOS with the Nix package manager. This release will receive bugfixes and security updates for seven months (up until 2025-12-31). The old release 24.11 "Vicuña" is now officially deprecated and will reach its end-of-life and stop receiving security updates after 2025-06-30. NixOS Release Notes ... | NixOS 25.11 released | Published on Sun Nov 30 2025
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First collected 12 Sep 2026 · Last collected 12 Sep 2026 · Review state accepted
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