---
id: CVE-2026-18489
title: >-
  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.
summary: >-
  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.
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-488
vendor: ibm
product: contextforge
affected:
  - contextforge <= 1.0.8
published: '2026-09-04'
updated: '2026-09-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-15T15:04:09.813'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18489'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286056'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00257
epssPercentile: 0.17719
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T15:33:26.963Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `contextforge <= 1.0.8`

## Remediation

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