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High 8.8Published Sep 4, 2026
CVE-2026-18486IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by credential disclosure and privilege escalation via jq filter execution
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- ibm
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway ibm:contextforge-mcp-gateway | through 1.0.7 | CNA record |
ibm contextforge ibm:contextforge | through 1.0.7 | NVD |
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286052vendor-advisory, patch
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