CVE-2026-18489

IBM ContextForge Translate is affected by cross-client credential context confusion

HIGH

7.4

CVSS Score

Published: September 4, 2026 at 04:23 PM UTC

Updated: September 15, 2026 at 03:20 PM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorContextforge

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Severity

HIGH7.4

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

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.

Affected

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

Contextforge · IBMpypi

95%

v ≤ 1.0.8<= 1.0.8

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286056

References (1)

Vendor AdvisoryPatch

Source: cverecord

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286056

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.4HIGHibm

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: HIGH
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-488

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