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TI-2026-39028 Aliases CVE-2026-54103GHSA-w9xh-mqg8-v8fv

U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password change

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-306Published · Updated

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

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00772 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) (Government Accountability Office): 2026-02-22Electronic Docketing System (EDS) (Civilian Board of Contract Appeals): 2026-03-19

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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Government Accountability OfficeElectronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)before 2026-02-222026-02-22Patch availableCNA
Civilian Board of Contract AppealsElectronic Docketing System (EDS)before 2026-03-192026-03-19Patch availableCNA

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

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54103
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9xh-mqg8-v8fv

References

  • 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