NuGet Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

7.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2022-41032: 1.29% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 70.16 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Description Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about a vulnerability in .NET 7.0.0-rc, .NET 6.0, .NET Core 3.1, and NuGet (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol). This advisory also provides guidance on what developers can do to update their applications to remove this vulnerability. A vulnerability exists in .NET 7.0.0-rc.1, .NET 6.0, .NET Core 3.1, and NuGet clients (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol) where a malicious actor could cause a user to execute arbitrary code. Affected software NuGet & NuGet Packages - Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.3.0 version or earlier. - Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.2.1 version or earlier. - Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 6.0.2 version or earlier. - Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.11.2 version or earlier. - Any NuGet.exe,…

Published by the source

11 Oct 2022, 20:48 UTC

Last modified by the source

28 Feb 2025, 21:37 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2022-41032

Advisory: NuGet Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
IDs: CVE-2022-41032, GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2022-41032 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 17:03 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 7.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: nuget.commands 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 6.0.3, 5.11.3, 5.9.3, 5.7.3, 4.9.6; nuget.commandline 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 6.0.3, 5.11.3, 5.9.3, 5.7.3, 4.9.6; nuget.protocol 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 6.0.3, 5.11.3, 5.9.3, 5.7.3, 4.9.6. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- NuGet nuget.commands: affected >= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6; >= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3; >= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3; >= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3; >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3; >= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2; >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1; fixed in 6.0.3, 4.9.6, 5.7.3, 5.11.3, 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 5.9.3
- NuGet nuget.commandline: affected >= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6; >= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3; >= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3; >= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3; >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3; >= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2; >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1; fixed in 6.0.3, 4.9.6, 5.7.3, 5.11.3, 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 5.9.3
- NuGet nuget.protocol: affected >= 4.6.0, < 4.9.6; >= 5.0.0, < 5.7.3; >= 5.8.0, < 5.9.3; >= 5.10.0, < 5.11.3; >= 6.0.0, < 6.0.3; >= 6.1.0, < 6.2.2; >= 6.3.0, < 6.3.1; fixed in 6.0.3, 4.9.6, 5.7.3, 5.11.3, 6.3.1, 6.2.2, 5.9.3

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- NuGet nuget.commands: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet nuget.commandline: check the installed version with your package manager.
- NuGet nuget.protocol: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on nuget.commands, nuget.commandline, nuget.protocol.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5 lists affected ranges: NuGet nuget.commands >=4.6.0 =5.0.0 =5.8.0 =5.10.0 =6.0.0 =6.1.0 =6.3.0 =4.6.0 =5.0.0 =5.8.0 =5.10.0 =6.0.0 =6.1.0 =6.3.0 =4.6.0 =5.0.0 =5.8.0 =5.10.0 =6.0.0 =6.1.0 =6.3.0 <6.3.1)

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