CVE-2026-54106
U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.1 Medium
- Published
- Jun 18, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 24, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 11, 2026
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 5.1 Medium | 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 | cisa-cg |
| 3.1 | 4.7 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | cisa-cg |
Weaknesses
- CWE-940 Improper Verification of Source of a Communication Channel
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)Government Accountability Office |
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Electronic Docketing System (EDS)Civilian Board of Contract Appeals |
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References
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