Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System prior 2026-02-22 epds_role_id client-side enforcement of server-side security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System and Electronic Docketing System. This affects an unknown part. Such manipulation of the argument epds_role_id leads to client-side enforcement of server-side security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-54104. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. This product is provided as a managed service, meaning users do not have the ability to maintain vulnerability countermeasures themselves. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System and Electronic Docketing System. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument epds_role_id with an unknown input leads to a client-side enforcement of server-side security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-602. The product is composed of a server that relies on the client to implement a mechanism that is intended to protect the server. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-54104 since 06/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 2026-02-22 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-37911). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Client-side enforcement of server-side security
CWE: CWE-602
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Remote: Yes

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Upgrade: Electronic Protest Docketing System/Electronic Docketing System 2026-02-22

Timelineinfo

06/11/2026 CVE reserved
06/18/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-54104 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-54104
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372242
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2026 19:44
Updated: 06/18/2026 22:10
Changes: 06/18/2026 19:44 (74), 06/18/2026 22:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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