#VU68170 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Visual Studio and Microsoft .NET Core - CVE-2022-41032

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68170

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41032

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Visual Studio
Universal components / Libraries / Software for developers
Microsoft .NET Core
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor: Microsoft

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the NuGet Client, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Visual Studio: 16.0.0 16.0.28729.10, 16.1.0 16.1.28917.181 - 16.11.0 16.11.31605.320, 16.2.0 16.2.29123.88, 16.3.0 16.3.29318.209, 16.4.0 16.4.29519.181, 16.5.0 16.5.29911.84, 16.6.0 16.6.30114.105, 16.7.0 16.7.30330.147, 16.8.0 16.8.30709.132, 16.9.0 16.9.31025.194, 17.0.0 17.0.31903.59, 17.2.0 17.2.32505.173, 17.3.0 17.3.32804.467, 2022 for Mac version 17.3

Microsoft .NET Core: 3.1, 6.0.0

---

External links
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41032

---

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.