9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-54103
U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS unauthenticated password change
Description

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) does not authenticate password change requests to the '/update-profile/N' API endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could change an arbitrary user's password.

INFO

Published Date :

June 18, 2026, 5:16 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 22, 2026, 2:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

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

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
CVSS 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
Solution
Implement authentication for password change requests to prevent unauthorized account access.
  • Require authentication for password change API requests.
  • Validate user credentials before processing password changes.
  • Implement rate limiting on password change attempts.
  • Log all password change activities.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2026-54103.

URL Resource
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-2026-54103
https://www.eds.cbca.gov/login
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 22, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-54103', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'} {'id': 'CVE-2026-54103', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-19T03:55:59.525967Z'}
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jun. 19, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-54103', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-18T00:00:00+00:00'}
  • New CVE Received by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Jun. 18, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'Government Accountability Office', 'product': 'Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2026-02-22', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2026-02-22'}], 'defaultStatus': 'unknown'}, {'vendor': 'Civilian Board of Contract Appeals', 'product': 'Electronic Docketing System (EDS)', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '2026-03-19', 'versionType': 'custom'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '2026-03-19'}], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-54103', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'none'}, {'automatable': 'yes'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-06-11T16:17:36.004930Z'}
    Added Tag exclusively-hosted-service
    Added Description The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Electronic Protest Docketing System (EPDS) and Civilian Board of Contract Appeals (CBCA) Electronic Docketing System (EDS) does not authenticate password change requests to the '/update-profile/N' API endpoint. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could change an arbitrary user's password.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-306
    Added Reference https://epds.gao.gov/
    Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-169-01.json
    Added Reference https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-54103
    Added Reference https://www.eds.cbca.gov/login
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.