CVE-2022-30184

FAQ

I am using Visual Studio 2019 for Mac version 8.10. Why do the links in the Security Update table point me to the updates for Visual Studio 2022 for Mac?

The .NET 5.0.X SDK that ships within Visual Studio 2019 for Mac is no longer supported, and will no longer receive security updates. The accompanying 3.1.X runtime is still in support, and will continue to receive security updates. See the .NET support policy. Users who wish to remain on Visual Studio 2019 for Mac do so with an understanding that the environment is now only partially secure.

Visual Studio for Mac adheres to the [Microsoft Modern Lifecycle Policy]{https://support.microsoft.com/help/30881}. In accordance with this policy, Visual Studio 2019 for Mac is unsupported and will receive limited updates until July 2022. After July 2022, Visual Studio 2019 for Mac will cease to receive updates of any kind.

For a secure environment, we strongly recommend users upgrade to Visual Studio 2022 for Mac, the currently supported version of Visual Studio for Mac, which ships a fully supported .NET 6.0.X SDK and 3.1.X runtime.

What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could intercept the API key intended for NuGet.org

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?

Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user trigger the payload in the application.