# CVE-2023-32032: .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

> An attacker can exploit a flaw in .NET and Visual Studio to elevate privileges on the affected system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 1 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** BIT-dotnet-2023-32032, BIT-dotnet-sdk-2023-32032, GHSA-q85v-668x-6fjr, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-32032

## What is CVE-2023-32032?

CVE-2023-32032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 13 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

.NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32032?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including dotnet and dotnet-sdk. It affects 2 products.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `dotnet` | Bitnami | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.7 |
| `dotnet-sdk` | Bitnami | From 7.0.0 | 7.0.7 |

Products: Microsoft .Net, Microsoft Visual Studio 2022.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32032?

Upgrade dotnet to 7.0.7 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-32032 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-32032 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft .Net

- [CVE-2024-43498](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-43498/): .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-0057](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0057/): NET, .NET Framework, and Visual Studio Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-96957](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-96957/): .NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-69439](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-69439/): .NET and Visual Studio Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-71328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-71328/): .NET and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32032 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32032 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft .Net, published on 13 Jun 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-32032 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- dotnet (Bitnami): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.7
- dotnet-sdk (Bitnami): affected from 7.0.0; fixed in 7.0.7

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32032/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32032/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32032
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32032
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32032

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32032/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.