CVE-2026-54778
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CVE-2026-54778 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.2/10 on the CVSS scale. CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. Prior to 1.8.1 and 1.9.1, CoreWCF UnixDomainSocket POSIX peer identity resolution uses non-reentrant getpwuid and getgrgid calls, allowing concurrent connections to attribute one connection's identity to another or crash the host process under contention. EPSS estimates a 0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. Prior to 1.8.1 and 1.9.1, CoreWCF UnixDomainSocket POSIX peer identity resolution uses non-reentrant getpwuid and getgrgid calls, allowing concurrent connections to attribute one connection's identity to another or crash the host process under contention. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| CoreWCF | CoreWCF | >= 1.9.0, < 1.9.1; < 1.8.1 |
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Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Deferred
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