#.NET Framework

**If I am using System.Data.SqlClient or Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, what do I need to do to be protected from this vulnerability?** Customers using either the System.Data.SqlClient or Microsoft.Data.SqlClient NuGet Packages need to do the following to be protected: * If you are using System.Data.SqlClient on .NET Framework you must install the November update for .NET Framework * If you are using System.Data.SqlClient on .NET Core, .NET 5 or .NET 6 you must update the nuget package to an updated version as listed in the affected packages. * If you are using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient, anywhere (.NET Core, .NET 5/6, .NET Framework) and you are using a version that is vulnerable you must update as listed in the affected packages. Please see Microsoft Security Advisory CVE 2022-41064 | .NET Information Disclosure Vulnerability for more information.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. For example, when the score indicates that the **Attack Vector** is **Local** and **User Interaction** is **Required**, this could describe an exploit in which an attacker, through social engineering, convinces a victim to download and open a specially crafted file from a website which leads to a local attack on their computer.