CoreWCF NetNamedPipe transport accepts attach to a pre-existing named pipe instanceGHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6
MEDIUMGHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-367 vulnerability in CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe. A fix is available for CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 395,249 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe.NETCoreWCF.NetNamedPipeReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
CoreWCF NetNamedPipe transport accepts attach to a pre-existing named pipe instance, allowing local interception of NetNamedPipe traffic. NetNamedPipe creates a shared memory object based on the listening url, then generated a unique GUID for the named pipe it will be using and saves this to the shared memory object. Then it creates the named pipe to listen for clients. This requires an attacker to race the service and create the named pipe between the service publishing the GUID to the shared memory location (which the attacker needs to read) and the service creating the named pipe itself.
Patches
Fixed in CoreWCF v1.8.1 and v1.9.1
Workarounds
None
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe | all versions | 1.8.1dotnet add package CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe --version 1.8.1 |
| .NETNuGet | CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe | ≥ 1.9.0&&< 1.9.1 | 1.9.1dotnet add package CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe --version 1.9.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update CoreWCF.NetNamedPipe to 1.8.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-6jj2-4q5c-x8g6 in your dependencies?
Find it across NuGet, including transitive dependencies.