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.
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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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
Progress Software progress Telerik Fiddler Classic
Vendors & Products Progress Software
Progress Software progress Telerik Fiddler Classic

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ProgressSoftware

Published: 2026-10-05T12:40:26.811Z

Updated: 2026-10-06T17:49:23.338Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T13:37:35.057Z

Link: CVE-2026-77804

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-05T14:02:23.089Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-05T13:16:54.590

Modified: 2026-10-06T18:16:56.393

Link: CVE-2026-77804

cve-icon Redhat

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