CVE-2026-18486
HighCVSS 8.8Summary
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.
Risk Assessment
The organization may lose access control, as an attacker could obtain sensitive credentials and escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to systems.
Recommendation
Upgrade to a patched version if available, or apply mitigations provided by IBM.
Other vulnerabilities in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway
See all- CVE-2026-18489High
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway - Translate utility <= 1.0.8 MCP Context Forge could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information from other sessions due to exposure of data elements to the wrong session.
- CVE-2026-77822High
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.