U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password change
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) does not authenticate password change requests to the '/update-profile/N' API endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could change an arbitrary user's password.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government Accountability Office | Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) | before 2026-02-22 | 2026-02-22 | Patch available | CNA |
| Civilian Board of Contract Appeals | Electronic Docketing System (EDS) | before 2026-03-19 | 2026-03-19 | Patch available | CNA |
- Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) VendorGovernment Accountability Office Affected before 2026-02-22 Fixed in 2026-02-22 Patch available CNA
- Electronic Docketing System (EDS) VendorCivilian Board of Contract Appeals Affected before 2026-03-19 Fixed in 2026-03-19 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) (Government Accountability Office) Fixed in 2026-02-22
- Fix · CNA Electronic Docketing System (EDS) (Civilian Board of Contract Appeals) Fixed in 2026-03-19
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) 2026-02-22
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39031 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypassPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-39030 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS user information disclosurePriority LOW 37
- Release ·
Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Electronic Docketing System (EDS) 2026-03-19
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-39031 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypassPriority MEDIUM 56
- TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-39030 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS user information disclosurePriority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54103
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9xh-mqg8-v8fv
More Government Accountability Office vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-39031 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-39030 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS user information disclosure CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
Sources
- CVE-2026-54103 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-54103 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9xh-mqg8-v8fv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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