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CVE-2022-41032: NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-10-11 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Fedoraproject Fedora: 35, 36, 37
• Microsoft .NET: 6.0.0
• Microsoft Corporation .NET Core: 3.1
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019: from 16.0.0 before 16.9.26; from 16.10.0 before 16.11.20 — fixed in 16.11.20, 16.9.26
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14: from 17.0 before 17.0.15; from 17.2.0 before 17.2.9; from 17.3 before 17.3.6; from 17.3 before 17.3.7 — fixed in 17.0.15, 17.2.9, 17.3.6, 17.3.7
• Microsoft .NET 6.0: from 6.0.0 before 6.0.10 — fixed in 6.0.10
• Microsoft .NET Core 3.1: from 3.1 before 3.1.30 — fixed in 3.1.30
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0 before 16.11.20 — fixed in 16.11.20
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8): from 15.0.0 before 16.9.26 — fixed in 16.9.26
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0: from 17.0.0 before 17.0.15 — fixed in 17.0.15
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0 before 17.2.9 — fixed in 17.2.9
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3: from 17.0.0 before 17.3.6 — fixed in 17.3.6
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 for Mac version 17.3: from 17.3 before 17.3.7 — fixed in 17.3.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 16.11.20, 16.9.26; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14 17.0.15, 17.2.9, 17.3.6, 17.3.7; Microsoft .NET 6.0 6.0.10; Microsoft .NET Core 3.1 3.1.30; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10) 16.11.20; Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8) 16.9.26; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0 17.0.15; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 17.2.9; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3 17.3.6; Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 for Mac version 17.3 17.3.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41032
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOG35Z5RL5W5RGLLYLN46CI4D2UPDSWM/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HDPT2MJC3HD7HYZGASOOX6MTDR4ASBL5/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7BMHO5ITRBZREVTEKHQRGSFRPDMALV3/
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41032

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