{"id":"CVE-2026-18486","title":"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.","summary":"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.","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-200"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"contextforge","affected":["contextforge <= 1.0.7"],"published":"2026-09-04","updated":"2026-09-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-15T15:05:06.320","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18486","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286052","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00325,"epssPercentile":0.2571,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-09T18:28:48.646615Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-08T15:33:26.963Z","slug":"CVE-2026-18486","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `contextforge <= 1.0.7`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}