Arbitrary password changes via unauthenticated profile endpoint
Published Jun 18, 2026 · Updated Jun 18, 2026
Missing authentication in GAO EPDS before 2026-02-22 and CBCA EDS before 2026-03-19 allows remote attackers to change any user's password. The /update-profile/N API endpoint processes password-change requests without authenticating the requester or binding the target user to a session. The flaw requires no account or user interaction and permits password replacement for any targeted account.
Summary
What happened
Missing authentication in GAO EPDS before 2026-02-22 and CBCA EDS before 2026-03-19 allows remote attackers to change any user's password. The /update-profile/N API endpoint processes password-change requests without authenticating the requester or binding the target user to a session. The flaw requires no account or user interaction and permits password replacement for any targeted account.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-54103
- Published
- Jun 18, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 18, 2026
- Vendor
- U.S. Government Accountability Office
- Product
- Electronic Protest Docketing System
- Classifications
- CWE-306, T1098
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <2026-02-22
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