CVE-2026-18486: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway
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.
CVE-2026-18486: CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway
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.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge-mcp-gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-31T13:30:12.746Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a9af3e1acd9273b49e2f96f
Added to database: 09/04/2026, 16:37:53 UTC
Last updated: 09/04/2026, 16:37:53 UTC
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