# IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway vulnerabilities

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/contextforge-mcp-gateway  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Updated: 9 November 2026, 03:07 UTC. Rebuilt every hour.  
Data: https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/contextforge-mcp-gateway.json  
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Junglewise Threat Intelligence has tracked 8 vulnerabilities in IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway: 1 in the last 7 days and 8 in the last 90 days, 1 of them critical and 0 exploited in the wild. The most recent, CVE-2026-18484, was published on 8 November 2026. 2 vulnerabilities in the last four weeks, level on the four before (2).

## Counts

- Last 7 days: 1
- Last 30 days: 2
- Last 90 days: 8
- All time: 8 (1 critical, 0 exploited in the wild)

## About IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway

IBM service for integrating model context protocol with enterprise systems and applications.

## Latest IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-18484: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway denial of service in tool slug normalization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18484-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-1-0-0-through-1-0-11-could-allow-a) (medium, CVSS 6.5, published 8 Nov 2026)
- [CVE-2026-8355: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway server-side request forgery in OAuth registration](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-8355-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-0-1-0-through-1-0-5-is-vulnerable-to) (info, published 20 Oct 2026)
- [CVE-2026-77825: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway path traversal in Admin API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-77825-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-1-0-0-through-1-0-8-was-vulnerable) (medium, CVSS 4.9, published 24 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-11918: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway protection bypass in nested payload inspection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-11918-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-protection-bypass-in-nested-payload) (medium, CVSS 5.4, published 15 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-78573: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway default credentials auth bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78573-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-default-credentials-auth-bypass) (critical, CVSS 9.8, published 10 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-18486: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway jq filter injection credential disclosure](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18486-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-jq-filter-injection-credential) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 4 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-77822: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway server-side request forgery in A2A endpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-77822-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-server-side-request-forgery-in-a2a) (high, CVSS 8.2, published 4 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-18905: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway DNS rebinding SSRF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18905-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-dns-rebinding-ssrf) (high, CVSS 7.7, published 4 Sep 2026)

## Most severe IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway vulnerabilities

- [CVE-2026-78573: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway default credentials auth bypass](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-78573-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-default-credentials-auth-bypass) (critical, CVSS 9.8, published 10 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-18486: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway jq filter injection credential disclosure](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18486-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-jq-filter-injection-credential) (high, CVSS 8.8, published 4 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-77822: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway server-side request forgery in A2A endpoint](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-77822-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-server-side-request-forgery-in-a2a) (high, CVSS 8.2, published 4 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-18905: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway DNS rebinding SSRF](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18905-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-dns-rebinding-ssrf) (high, CVSS 7.7, published 4 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-18484: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway denial of service in tool slug normalization](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-18484-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-1-0-0-through-1-0-11-could-allow-a) (medium, CVSS 6.5, published 8 Nov 2026)
- [CVE-2026-11918: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway protection bypass in nested payload inspection](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-11918-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-protection-bypass-in-nested-payload) (medium, CVSS 5.4, published 15 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-77825: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway path traversal in Admin API](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-77825-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-1-0-0-through-1-0-8-was-vulnerable) (medium, CVSS 4.9, published 24 Sep 2026)
- [CVE-2026-8355: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway server-side request forgery in OAuth registration](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-8355-ibm-contextforge-mcp-gateway-0-1-0-through-1-0-5-is-vulnerable-to) (info, published 20 Oct 2026)

## Vulnerabilities per week

2 vulnerabilities in the last four weeks, level on the four before (2).

| Week of | Vulns | Critical | Exploited |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 Nov 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

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- [IBM PowerVM VIOS](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/powervm-vios): 73 vulnerabilities
- [IBM Vios](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vios): 72 vulnerabilities
- [IBM WebSphere Application Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/websphere-application-server): 67 vulnerabilities
- [IBM WebSphere Application Server Liberty](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/websphere-application-server-liberty): 56 vulnerabilities
- [IBM Verify Identity Access](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/verify-identity-access): 50 vulnerabilities
- [IBM Datastage On Cloud Pak For Data](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/datastage-on-cloud-pak-for-data): 48 vulnerabilities
- [IBM Mq](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/mq): 46 vulnerabilities

## Sources

NVD, GitHub Security Advisories, OSV, the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Rebuilt every hour. Cite as: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, "IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway vulnerabilities", https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/contextforge-mcp-gateway, 9 November 2026.
