CVE-2026-54104
HIGH
8.8
CVSS 3.1
Description
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.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
8.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
Affected products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civilian Board of Contract Appeals | Electronic Docketing System (EDS) | — | 0 < 2026-03-19, 2026-03-19 |
| Government Accountability Office | Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) | — | 0 < 2026-02-22, 2026-02-22 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-602 | cna | CWE-602 Client-Side Enforcement of Server-Side Security |
CVSS scores (2)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | HIGH | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 8.7 | HIGH | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
References (4)