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NuGet Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

High
kartheekp-ms published GHSA-g3q9-xf95-8hp5 Oct 11, 2022

Package

nuget NuGet.CommandLine (NuGet)

Affected versions

>=4.6.0, <=6.3.0

Patched versions

4.9.6, 5.7.3-rtm.5, 5.9.3, 5.11.3, 6.0.3-rc.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.1
nuget NuGet.Commands (NuGet)
>=4.6.0, <=6.3.0
4.9.6, 5.7.3-rtm.5, 5.9.3, 5.11.3, 6.0.3-rc.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.1
nuget NuGet.Protocol (NuGet)
>=4.7.0, <=6.3.0
4.9.6, 5.7.3-rtm.5, 5.9.3, 5.11.3, 6.0.3-rc.1, 6.2.2, 6.3.1

Description

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, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.9.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 5.7.2 version or earlier.
  • Any NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol 4.9.5 version or earlier.

.NET SDK(s)

  • Any .NET 6.0 application running on .NET 6.0.9 or earlier.
  • Any .NET 3.1 application running on .NET Core 3.1.29 or earlier.

Patches

To fix the issue, please install the latest version of .NET 6.0 or .NET Core 3.1 and NuGet (NuGet.exe, NuGet.Commands, NuGet.CommandLine, NuGet.Protocol versions). If you have installed one or more .NET SDKs through Visual Studio, Visual Studio will prompt you to update Visual Studio, which will also update your .NET SDKs.

.NET 6.0 and .NET Core 3.1 updates are also available from Microsoft Update. To access this either type "Check for updates" in your Windows search, or open Settings, choose Update & Security and then click Check for Updates.

Other details

Announcement for this issue can be found at NuGet/Announcements#65

MSRC details for this can be found at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41032

Severity

High

CVE ID

CVE-2022-41032

Weaknesses

No CWEs