CVE-2026-54104
Privilege escalation in GAO EPDS/CBCA EDS via unverified epds_role_id allows remote privilege gain.
Is CVE-2026-54104 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-54104 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-54104?
CVE-2026-54104 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-54104?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-54104, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-54104 affect?
CVE-2026-54104 affects GAO EPDS, CBCA EDS. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-54104?
Patch when released; enforce server-side validation of epds_role_id.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Authenticated attacker can escalate privileges by tampering with epds_role_id, gaining higher access.
Patch when possible
- affected< 2026-03-19
- affected< 2026-02-22
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.