CVE-2026-54104
8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) trusts client-provided values for the 'epds_role_id' parameter without verification, allowing a remote, authenticated attacker to escalate their own privileges.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) | 0 < 2026-02-22 | affected |
| Government Accountability Office | Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) | 2026-02-22 | unaffected |
| Civilian Board of Contract Appeals | Electronic Docketing System (EDS) | 0 < 2026-03-19 | affected |
| Civilian Board of Contract Appeals | Electronic Docketing System (EDS) | 2026-03-19 | unaffected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-602: CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security
ADP Enrichment
CISA ADP Vulnrichment
- SSVC:
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical Impact: total
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54104
- https://epds.gao.gov/
- https://www.eds.cbca.gov/login
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-01.json
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