High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2026· Updated Jun 19, 2026
CoreWCF: Pre-authentication infinite-loop CPU exhaustion in CoreWCF net.tcp / net.pipe / net.uds framing handshake
CVE-2026-54772
Description
Impact
An unauthenticated remote attacker can pin one server thread‑pool worker at 100 % CPU per connection. With a few connections, the CPU usage can be exhausted.
Preconditions
An attacker being able to reach a service which is exposing an endpoint using one of NetTcpBinding, NetNamedPipeBinding, or UnixDomainSocketBinding.
Patches
Fixed in CoreWCF v1.8.1 and v1.9.1
Workarounds
None
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Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
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