Privilege escalation in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10)
CVE-2022-41032
NuGet Client Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
EPSS: 0.011 (60.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10) — versions 16.11.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.9 (Includes 16.0 - 16.8) — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.0 — versions 17.0.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.2 — versions 17.2.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Version 17.3 — versions 17.0.0
- Microsoft .Net — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft .Net 6.0 — versions 6.0.0
- Microsoft .Net_core — versions 3.1
- Microsoft .Net Core 3.1 — versions 3.1
- Microsoft Visual_studio_2019
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@microsoft.com (vendor-advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-41032?
- CVE-2022-41032 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.11 (Includes 16.0 - 16.10), classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-11.
- How severe is CVE-2022-41032?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-41032 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.