CVE-2022-41032
NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:02 AM UTC
5 products affected across 2 vendorsFedoraVisual Studio 2022.net
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
6.0.0 ≤ v < 6.0.106.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.0.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
3.1 ≤ v < 3.1.303.1
Affected range stops below 3.1.30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.11.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.9.26, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
17.0 ≤ v < 17.0.1517.0.0 ≤ v < 17.0.1517.0.0 ≤ v < 17.3.617.2.0 ≤ v < 17.2.917.3 ≤ v < 17.3.617.3 ≤ v < 17.3.717.0.017.2.017.3
Affected range stops below 17.0.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.2.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.3.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.3.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Vendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41032Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FOG35Z5RL5W5RGLLYLN46CI4D2UPDSWM/Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HDPT2MJC3HD7HYZGASOOX6MTDR4ASBL5/Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/X7BMHO5ITRBZREVTEKHQRGSFRPDMALV3/PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41032SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
7.8HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-269
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