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.
Published: 2026-06-18
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 21 Jun 2026 09:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals
Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals electronic Docketing System (eds)
Government Accountability Office
Government Accountability Office electronic Protest Docketing System (epds)
Vendors & Products Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals
Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals electronic Docketing System (eds)
Government Accountability Office
Government Accountability Office electronic Protest Docketing System (epds)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title U.S. GAO EPDS and CBCA EDS network access control bypass
Weaknesses CWE-940
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': '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'}


Subscriptions

Civilian Board Of Contract Appeals Electronic Docketing System (eds)
Government Accountability Office Electronic Protest Docketing System (epds)
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisa-cg

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-24T19:52:10.880Z

Reserved: 2026-06-11T19:41:26.775Z

Link: CVE-2026-54106

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Updated: 2026-06-24T19:52:07.284Z

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-20T22:55:52Z

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