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TI-2026-15182 Aliases CVE-2026-18486GHSA-2hj7-884r-x6jr

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by credential disclosure and privilege escalation via jq filter execution

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway <= v1.0.7 MCP Context Forge could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive credentials and escalate privileges due to improper validation of jq filters.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00584 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
IBMContextForge MCP Gatewayup to v1.0.7—No fix listedCNA
  • ContextForge MCP Gateway VendorIBM Affected up to v1.0.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*up to 1.0.7VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions up to 1.0.7 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-18486
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2hj7-884r-x6jr

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2026-54626 IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by use of default credentials CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-54197 Server-side request forgery in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.6
  • TI-2026-15185 IBM ContextForge Translate is affected by cross-client credential context confusion CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
  • TI-2026-15462 IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by server-side request forgery via DNS TOCTOU at tool invocation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-76643 Server-side request forgery in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2026-54200 IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.9

Sources

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