Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-18489

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway - Translate utility

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

CVSS 3.1

7.4High

Official 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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
7.4High	3.1	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (ibm)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
IBM	ContextForge MCP Gateway - Translate utility	<= 1.0.8	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286056 vendor-advisorypatch

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Details

Published: 2026-09-04
Last updated: 2026-09-04
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): ibm

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.42%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

36.8%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-488
Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session