CoreWCF: UnixDomainSocket Non-Reentrant POSIX Identity Resolution
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-54778 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-07-08 23:16:55 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-07-08 23:16:55 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.2 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-362 | CWE-825 | CWE-362 CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition') | CWE-825 CWE-825: Expired Pointer Dereference
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.2 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.2 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/b0acb105589b455a095ea5ff49f5191e4eeff791 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/releases/tag/v1.9.1 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/security/advisories/GHSA-q6v9-43v5-jv9q | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/b4867547c94bb088568935d581a55dda18a621e1 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/a3d95ea4627b818995e92c7def4c016164cacfce | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/releases/tag/v1.8.1 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.