CVE-2026-54106

June 18, 2026, 6:01 p.m.

5.1
Medium

Description

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) do not validate X-Forwarded-For HTTP headers, allowing a remote attacker with compromised administrator credentials to bypass network access controls and log in.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gao
  • Electronic Protest Docketing System
  • *
Cbca
  • Electronic Docketing System
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-940
Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel
The product establishes a communication channel to handle an incoming request that has been initiated by an actor, but it does not properly verify that the request is coming from the expected origin.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gao electronic_protest_docketing_system / / / / / / / /
a cbca electronic_docketing_system / / / / / / / /

References

https://epds.gao.gov/
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-01.json
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54106
https://www.eds.cbca.gov/login

Tags

9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
CWE-940
2026-06-18
CVE-2026-54106

CVSS Score

5.1 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: HIGH
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: NOT_DEFINED

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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

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Timeline

Published: June 18, 2026, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: June 18, 2026, 6:01 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

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