Review reviewHigh

CVE-2026-54104

Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS), Electronic Docketing System (EDS)

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.

CVSS: 8.7
EPSS: 0.72%
CISA KEV: Not listed
Published: 2026.06.19

PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV

Exploit probability0.72%

Technical severityCVSS 8.7

Vulnerability overview

Affected product and versions

Product: Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS), Electronic Docketing System (EDS)
Affected versions: See the vendor advisory and NVD configuration data
Fixed versions: No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide

1
Identify
Confirm that Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS), Electronic Docketing System (EDS) and an affected version are present.
2
Prioritize
Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.
3
Remediate
Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.
4
Verify
Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector: 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CWE: CWE-602