CVE-2026-54780
CoreWCF: WS-Security Reference DigestMethod Algorithm-Suite Bypass
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, the CoreWCF WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates ds:SignedInfo SignatureMethod against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite but does not validate each ds:Reference DigestMethod, allowing a sender to use a rejected digest algorithm such as SHA-1 while the message is still accepted. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.7
CoreWCF: WS-Security Reference DigestMethod Algorithm-Suite Bypass
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, the CoreWCF WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates ds:SignedInfo SignatureMethod against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite but does not validate each ds:Reference DigestMethod, allowing a sender to use a rejected digest algorithm such as SHA-1 while the message is still accepted. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-54780- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-42467
3.7
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, the CoreWCF WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates ds:SignedInfo SignatureMethod against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite but does not validate each ds:Reference DigestMethod, allowing a sender to use a rejected digest algorithm such as SHA-1 while the message is still accepted. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
- Record
EUVD-2026-42467- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4v55-cpmv-3vcm
3.7
CoreWCF: WS-Security Reference DigestMethod Algorithm-Suite Bypass
Impact
CoreWCF’s WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates the SignatureMethod of an incoming ds:SignedInfo against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite, but does not validate the DigestMethod declared on each ds:Reference. As a result, a sender can populate ds:SignedInfo with SignatureMethod values the suite accepts (for example rsa-sha256 under Basic256Sha256) while declaring a per-reference DigestMethod the suite rejects (for example http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1). The signature is then verified where it permits SHA-1 digests, and the message is accepted.
Patches
Fixed in CoreWCF v1.8.1 and v1.9.1
Workarounds
None
- Record
GHSA-4v55-cpmv-3vcm- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.7
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, the CoreWCF WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates ds:SignedInfo SignatureMethod against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite but does not validate each ds:Reference DigestMethod, allowing a sender to use a rejected digest algorithm such as SHA-1 while the message is still accepted. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-54780- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.7
CoreWCF: WS-Security Reference DigestMethod Algorithm-Suite Bypass
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, the CoreWCF WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates ds:SignedInfo SignatureMethod against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite but does not validate each ds:Reference DigestMethod, allowing a sender to use a rejected digest algorithm such as SHA-1 while the message is still accepted. This issue is fixed in versions 1.8.1 and 1.9.1.
- Record
CVE-2026-54780- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-4v55-cpmv-3vcm
3.7
CoreWCF: WS-Security Reference DigestMethod Algorithm-Suite Bypass
Impact
CoreWCF’s WS-Security 1.0 receive pipeline validates the SignatureMethod of an incoming ds:SignedInfo against the configured SecurityAlgorithmSuite, but does not validate the DigestMethod declared on each ds:Reference. As a result, a sender can populate ds:SignedInfo with SignatureMethod values the suite accepts (for example rsa-sha256 under Basic256Sha256) while declaring a per-reference DigestMethod the suite rejects (for example http://www.w3.org/2000/09/xmldsig#sha1). The signature is then verified where it permits SHA-1 digests, and the message is accepted.
Patches
Fixed in CoreWCF v1.8.1 and v1.9.1
Workarounds
None
- Record
GHSA-4v55-cpmv-3vcm- CVSS 3.1
- 3.7 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-327, CWE-757
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
CoreWCF.PrimitivesNuGet |
before 1.8.1 | 1.8.1 |
CoreWCF.PrimitivesNuGet |
1.9.0 up to 1.9.1 | 1.9.1 |
CoreWCF.PrimitivesNuGet |
before 1.8.1, plus listed versions 0.1.00.1.0-preview0.1.0-preview-20.2.00.2.1 Show 27 moreShow less0.3.00.3.10.3.20.4.01.0.01.0.0-preview11.0.0-preview21.0.11.0.21.1.01.1.11.2.01.2.11.3.01.3.11.3.21.4.01.4.0-preview11.4.11.4.21.5.01.5.0-preview11.5.11.5.21.6.01.7.01.8.0 |
1.8.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-54780 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.7) in Corewcf, published June 19, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. Fixed in CoreWCF.Primitives 1.8.1.
References
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/security/advisories/GHSA-4v55-cpmv-3vcm
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/58742312117cc671e6e9c694c2f5f9f669c17136
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/9104e581cff3d047ace5e179bfae86807a44be1f
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/commit/fea67b2cd73a5a85115c325d504303ec7382e133
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/releases/tag/v1.8.1
github.com/CoreWCF/CoreWCF/releases/tag/v1.9.1