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CVE-2026-18484

6.5 mediumEPSS 0.5%

Medium (6.5) in ibm contextforge. EPSS 0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

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IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.11 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to cause a denial of service due to improper slug normalization causing tool name collisions.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

6.5 medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.5% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 42nd percentile. Scored 2026-11-10. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
CISA's assessment (SSVC)
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial, assessed 2026-11-09. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
CWE
CWE-706 Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference
Published
Modified
Assigned by
ibm (CNA)
NVD analysis
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Affected

Versions

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ProductAffected
IBM ContextForge MCP Gatewayfrom 1.0.0 through 1.0.11

Attack patterns (CAPEC)

  • CAPEC-48 Passing Local Filenames to Functions That Expect a URL Likelihood: High · Severity: High
  • CAPEC-159 Redirect Access to Libraries Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-177 Create files with the same name as files protected with a higher classification Severity: Very High
  • CAPEC-641 DLL Side-Loading Likelihood: Low · Severity: High

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History

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