CVE-2026-77804

Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Root Certificate Installation in Progress® Telerik® Fiddler® Classic

Published Oct 5, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
In Progress® Telerik® Fiddler® Classic for Windows, versions prior to v6.0.20262.10021, a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the installation of the HTTPS interception root certificate into the Local Computer certificate store. Fiddler writes the certificate to a temporary file in a user-writable location and then launches the external TrustCert helper application, which elevates and imports the certificate from that file. A local threat actor with low privileges who replaces the temporary file between the time it is written and the time the elevated helper reads it can cause an attacker-supplied root certificate to be installed in the Local Computer Trusted Root Certification Authorities store, enabling subsequent interception and modification of TLS-protected traffic on the machine. Successful exploitation requires the user to initiate the certificate trust operation and approve the elevation prompt.

Remediation

Vendor Workaround

Trust the Fiddler Classic certificate only in the Current User certificate store. When the application asks to install the certificate in the Local Computer (local machine) store, choose No. If a machine-wide trust is required, export the certificate to a file and import that file into the Local Computer Trusted Root Certification Authorities store manually.

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History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Progress Software
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Vendors & Products Progress Software
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Description In Progress® Telerik® Fiddler® Classic for Windows, versions prior to v6.0.20262.10021, a time-of-check time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition exists in the installation of the HTTPS interception root certificate into the Local Computer certificate store. Fiddler writes the certificate to a temporary file in a user-writable location and then launches the external TrustCert helper application, which elevates and imports the certificate from that file. A local threat actor with low privileges who replaces the temporary file between the time it is written and the time the elevated helper reads it can cause an attacker-supplied root certificate to be installed in the Local Computer Trusted Root Certification Authorities store, enabling subsequent interception and modification of TLS-protected traffic on the machine. Successful exploitation requires the user to initiate the certificate trust operation and approve the elevation prompt.
Title Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in Root Certificate Installation in Progress® Telerik® Fiddler® Classic
Weaknesses CWE-367
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
ProgressSoftware
Published
Updated
Oct 6, 2026, 5:49 PM
Reserved
Aug 21, 2026, 1:37 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 5, 2026, 1:16 PM
Modified
Oct 6, 2026, 6:16 PM