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TI-2026-54200 Aliases CVE-2026-77825GHSA-6xjp-r2qh-2fj7

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal

Priority LOW 22CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.8 was vulnerable to path traversal in its Admin API log-download endpoint (`GET /v1/admin/logs/file`). The path confinement check uses `str.startswith()` rather than proper boundary validation, allowing an authenticated admin to read `.log`, `.jsonl`, and `.json` files outside the configured `LOG_FOLDER` by supplying a filename that resolves into a sibling directory whose absolute path shares the log directory's string prefix.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00316 24th 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
Partial

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 Gateway1.0.0 – 1.0.8—No fix listedCNA
  • ContextForge MCP Gateway VendorIBM Affected 1.0.0 – 1.0.8 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*1.0.0 to before 1.0.9VulnerableIBM
  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* Versions 1.0.0 to before 1.0.9 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77825
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xjp-r2qh-2fj7

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-2026-15182 IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by credential disclosure and privilege escalation via jq filter execution CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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

Sources

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