CVE-2026-54106

Summary

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker with compromised administrator credentials to bypass network access controls and log in.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Government Accountability OfficeElectronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)0 < 2026-02-22affected
Government Accountability OfficeElectronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)2026-02-22unaffected
Civilian Board of Contract AppealsElectronic Docketing System (EDS)0 < 2026-03-19affected
Civilian Board of Contract AppealsElectronic Docketing System (EDS)2026-03-19unaffected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-940: CWE-940 Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: poc
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: partial

References