diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/FeedManager.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/FeedManager.cs
index a0b8977ed87a..260ba64ef425 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/FeedManager.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/FeedManager.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ internal sealed partial class FeedManager : IDisposable
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets whether the reachability of the NuGet feeds should be checked before using them for restore.
         /// </summary>
-        public bool CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness { get; } = EnvironmentVariables.GetBooleanOptOut(EnvironmentVariableNames.CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness);
+        public bool CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness { get; init; } = EnvironmentVariables.GetBooleanOptOut(EnvironmentVariableNames.CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness);
 
         private readonly Lazy<ImmutableHashSet<string>> lazyExplicitFeeds;
 
@@ -246,6 +246,30 @@ public List<string> MakeRestoreFeeds(string path)
             return RestoreFeeds(feedsToUse);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Constructs the NuGet CLI restore sources, excluding private registries that require the registry proxy.
+        /// An empty list leaves source selection to NuGet only when no filtering or default feeds are needed.
+        /// </summary>
+        public List<string> MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds(string path)
+        {
+            var feedsToUse = FeedsToUse(path).ToList();
+            var defaultFeeds = CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness ? ReachableDefaultFeeds : DefaultFeeds;
+            var useDefaultFeeds = feedsToUse.Count == 0 && defaultFeeds.Count > 0;
+
+            if (!CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness && !HasPrivateRegistryFeeds && !useDefaultFeeds)
+            {
+                return [];
+            }
+
+            if (useDefaultFeeds)
+            {
+                feedsToUse.AddRange(defaultFeeds);
+            }
+
+            // Filter after selecting defaults so private base feeds cannot be reintroduced.
+            return RestoreFeeds(feedsToUse.Where(feed => !privateRegistryFeeds.Contains(feed)));
+        }
+
         private (int initialTimeout, int tryCount) GetFeedRequestSettings(bool isFallback)
         {
             int timeoutMilliSeconds = isFallback && int.TryParse(Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable(EnvironmentVariableNames.NugetFeedResponsivenessInitialTimeoutForFallback), out timeoutMilliSeconds)
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/PackagesConfigRestorer.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/PackagesConfigRestorer.cs
index 2348eb809f8c..f696f584278f 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/PackagesConfigRestorer.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.CSharp.DependencyFetching/PackagesConfigRestorer.cs
@@ -163,24 +163,8 @@ private bool TryRestoreNugetPackage(string packagesConfig)
             {
                 logger.LogInfo($"Restoring file \"{packagesConfig}\"...");
 
-                List<string> sourcesArgument = [];
-                var feedsToUse = feedManager.FeedsToUse(packagesConfig).ToList();
-                var defaultFeeds = feedManager.CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness
-                    ? feedManager.ReachableDefaultFeeds
-                    : feedManager.DefaultFeeds;
-                var useDefaultFeeds = feedsToUse.Count == 0 && defaultFeeds.Count > 0;
-
-                // Explicitly construct the sources to be used for the restore command when checking feed
-                // responsiveness, using private registries, or falling back to default feeds.
-                if (feedManager.CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness || feedManager.HasPrivateRegistryFeeds || useDefaultFeeds)
-                {
-                    if (useDefaultFeeds)
-                    {
-                        feedsToUse.AddRange(defaultFeeds);
-                    }
-                    var restoreFeeds = feedManager.RestoreFeeds(feedsToUse);
-                    sourcesArgument = restoreFeeds.SelectMany<string, string>(feed => ["-Source", feed]).ToList();
-                }
+                var sourcesArgument = feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds(packagesConfig)
+                    .SelectMany<string, string>(feed => ["-Source", feed]).ToList();
 
                 /* Use nuget.exe to install a package.
                  * Note that there is a clutch of NuGet assemblies which could be used to
diff --git a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/FeedManager.cs b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/FeedManager.cs
index ae97d2e7e346..cb28da1c6871 100644
--- a/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/FeedManager.cs
+++ b/csharp/extractor/Semmle.Extraction.Tests/FeedManager.cs
@@ -248,6 +248,99 @@ public void TestFeedsToUse()
             ], feedsToUse);
         }
 
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public void TestNugetExeRestoreFeedsExcludePrivateRegistries(bool checkResponsiveness)
+        {
+            var logger = new LoggerStub();
+            var dotnet = new DotNetStub([], [], [],
+                ["E https://example.com/registry2", "E https://feed.from/folder1", "E https://feed.from/folder2"]);
+            using var feedManager = new FeedManager(logger, dotnet, new RegistryProxyStub(),
+                new FileProviderStub(), new FeedManagerIOStub(["https://feed.from/folder2"]))
+            {
+                CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness = checkResponsiveness
+            };
+
+            var feeds = feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/packages.config").ToHashSet();
+            Assert.True(feeds.SetEquals(checkResponsiveness
+                ? ["https://feed.from/folder1"]
+                : ["https://feed.from/folder1", "https://feed.from/folder2"]));
+            Assert.Contains("https://example.com/registry2", feedManager.MakeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/project.csproj"));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public void TestNugetExeRestoreFeedsExcludePrivateBaseRegistries(bool checkResponsiveness)
+        {
+            var logger = new LoggerStub();
+            var dotnet = new DotNetStub([], [], [],
+                ["E https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json", "E https://feed.from/folder1"]);
+            using var feedManager = new FeedManager(logger, dotnet, new RegistryProxyStubWithBaseUrls(),
+                new FileProviderStub(), new FeedManagerIOStub([]))
+            {
+                CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness = checkResponsiveness
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(["https://feed.from/folder1"], feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/packages.config"));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true, false)]
+        [InlineData(false, false)]
+        [InlineData(true, true)]
+        [InlineData(false, true)]
+        public void TestNugetExeRestoreFeedsWithOnlyPrivateRegistries(bool checkResponsiveness, bool unreachable)
+        {
+            var logger = new LoggerStub();
+            var registryProxy = new RegistryProxyStubWithBaseUrls();
+            var dotnet = new DotNetStub([], [], [], ["E https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"]);
+            using var feedManager = new FeedManager(logger, dotnet, registryProxy,
+                new FileProviderStub(), new FeedManagerIOStub(unreachable ? registryProxy.RegistryURLs.ToList() : []))
+            {
+                CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness = checkResponsiveness
+            };
+
+            var source = Assert.Single(feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/packages.config"));
+            Assert.True(Path.IsPathFullyQualified(source));
+            Assert.True(Directory.Exists(source));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public void TestNugetExeRestoreFeedsWithoutPrivateRegistries(bool checkResponsiveness)
+        {
+            var logger = new LoggerStub();
+            var dotnet = new DotNetStub([], [], [], ["E https://feed.from/folder1"]);
+            using var feedManager = new FeedManager(logger, dotnet, null,
+                new FileProviderStub(), new FeedManagerIOStub([]))
+            {
+                CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness = checkResponsiveness
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(checkResponsiveness ? ["https://feed.from/folder1"] : [],
+                feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/packages.config"));
+        }
+
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(true)]
+        [InlineData(false)]
+        public void TestNugetExeRestoreFeedsUseDefaults(bool checkResponsiveness)
+        {
+            var logger = new LoggerStub();
+            var dotnet = new DotNetStub([], [], [], []);
+            using var feedManager = new FeedManager(logger, dotnet, null,
+                new FileProviderStub(), new FeedManagerIOStub([]))
+            {
+                CheckNugetFeedResponsiveness = checkResponsiveness
+            };
+
+            Assert.Equal(["https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json"],
+                feedManager.MakeNugetExeRestoreFeeds("/path/to/packages.config"));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Verify that `FeedManager` correctly computes the default feeds and reachable default feeds
         /// when no private registries are configured.
diff --git a/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-10-30-nuget-cli-private-registries.md b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-10-30-nuget-cli-private-registries.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4fae6b6ff015
--- /dev/null
+++ b/csharp/ql/lib/change-notes/2026-10-30-nuget-cli-private-registries.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+category: minorAnalysis
+---
+
+- The C# extractor continues to use the NuGet CLI to restore dependencies from `packages.config` files when private NuGet registries are configured, but excludes those private registries from the CLI's sources. Other applicable feeds remain available, while private registries continue to be used by `dotnet restore`.