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CVE-2026-18486

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

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2026 at 04:24 PM UTC
Updated: September 15, 2026 at 03:20 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorContextforge

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Contextforge· IBMpypi
95%
v ≤ 1.0.7

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286052

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHibm
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-200

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