Capabilities

Nix

Nix package analysis and vulnerability scanning capabilities

Package analysis

Cataloger + EvidenceLicenseDependenciesPackage Manager Claims
DepthEdgesKindsFilesDigestsIntegrity Hash
nix-cataloger
nix/var/nix/db/db.sqlite, nix/store/*, nix/store/*.drv
TransitiveCompleteRuntime
nix-store-cataloger deprecated
nix/store/*, nix/store/*.drv
TransitiveCompleteRuntime

Syft Configuration
Configuration KeyDescription
nix.capture-owned-filesDetermines whether to record the list of files owned by each Nix package discovered in the store. Recording owned files provides more detailed information but increases processing time and memory usage.

Vulnerability scanning

Data SourceDisclosuresFixesTrack by
Source
Package
AffectedDateVersionsDate
National Vulnerability Database (NVD)

Grype Configuration
Configuration KeyDescription
match.stock.using-cpesUse CPE package identifiers to find vulnerabilities

Next steps

Last modified November 26, 2025: allow local too invocation (d20d613)