---
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: 0.22802
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-09T18:28:48.646615Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.963Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `contextforge <= 1.0.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.