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TI-2026-39030 Aliases CVE-2026-54105GHSA-79rr-2p25-73c5

U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS user information disclosure

Priority LOW 37CWE-639Published · 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
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) expose sensitive account information through the 'update-profile/' API endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can submit a request containing an arbitrary 'user_id' parameter and receive a JSON response containing account-specific information, including the associated email address.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00505 43rd 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
Partial

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-2026-39028 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password changePriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41
  • 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-2026-39028 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password changePriority MEDIUM 49
    • TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalationPriority MEDIUM 41

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-54105
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79rr-2p25-73c5

References

  • TI-2026-39031 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypass CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2026-39028 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password change CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-39029 U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS client-based privilege escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7

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