CVE-2026-54104
U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalation
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-602 |
| Vendor | government accountability office |
| Product | electronic protest docketing system (epds) |
| Published | Jun 18, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
Government Accountability Office / Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)
0 < 2026-02-22
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals / Electronic Docketing System (EDS)
0 < 2026-03-19
References
Credits
Blake Rash, CISA