CVE-2026-54778: 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
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.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54778
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-547780.10% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 1% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-54778 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for CoreWCF is a
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-54784: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
- highCVE-2026-54783: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
- criticalCVE-2026-54782: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
- highCVE-2026-54781: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
- lowCVE-2026-54780: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
- mediumCVE-2026-54779: CoreWCF is a port of the service side of Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) to .NET Core. …nvd · 2026-07-08
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