{"id":"CVE-2026-77825","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal","description":"IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.8 was vulnerable to path traversal in its Admin API log-download endpoint (`GET /v1/admin/logs/file`). The path confinement check uses `str.startswith()` rather than proper boundary validation, allowing an authenticated admin to read `.log`, `.jsonl`, and `.json` files outside the configured `LOG_FOLDER` by supplying a filename that resolves into a sibling directory whose absolute path shares the log directory's string prefix.","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-26T22:51:20.182Z","severity":{"score":4.9,"label":"Medium","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","source":"ibm"},"assigner":"ibm","products":["IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway"],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"ContextForge MCP Gateway","versions":[{"version":"1.0.0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"1.0.8","versionType":"semver"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}],"references":["https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289314"],"weaknesses":["CWE-22"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:13:07.220Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/77xxx/CVE-2026-77825.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-77825","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z","dateUpdated":"2026-09-26T22:51:20.182Z","assignerShortName":"ibm","assignerOrgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","dateReserved":"2026-08-21T14:42:05.183Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.8 was vulnerable to path traversal in its Admin API log-download endpoint (`GET /v1/admin/logs/file`). The path confinement check uses `str.startswith()` rather than proper boundary validation, allowing an authenticated admin to read `.log`, `.jsonl`, and `.json` files outside the configured `LOG_FOLDER` by supplying a filename that resolves into a sibling directory whose absolute path shares the log directory's string prefix."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"IBM","product":"ContextForge MCP Gateway","versions":[{"version":"1.0.0","status":"affected","lessThanOrEqual":"1.0.8","versionType":"semver"}],"cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289314","tags":["vendor-advisory","patch"]}],"metrics":[{"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}],"cvssV3_1":{"version":"3.1","attackVector":"NETWORK","attackComplexity":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"HIGH","userInteraction":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"NONE","availabilityImpact":"NONE","baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","baseScore":4.9,"vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"}}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-22","lang":"en","description":"CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"ibm","orgId":"9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522","dateUpdated":"2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z"},"workarounds":[{"lang":"en","value":"None. IBM strongly recommends upgrading to the fixed version.\n\n\nAs temporary mitigations until the update can be applied:\n\n1. Disable the Admin API (`MCPGATEWAY_ADMIN_API_ENABLED=false`) if administrative endpoints are not required.","supportingMedia":[{"type":"text/html","base64":false,"value":"<div><div>None. IBM strongly recommends upgrading to the fixed version.</div><br/><div>As temporary mitigations until the update can be applied:</div><div>1. Disable the Admin API (`MCPGATEWAY_ADMIN_API_ENABLED=false`) if administrative endpoints are not required.</div></div>"}]}],"solutions":[{"lang":"en","value":"IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.\n\nProduct(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM ContextForge MCP Gatewayv1.0.0 - v1.0.8Upgrade to version 1.0.9 or later. 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See <a href=\"https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/releases/tag/v1.0.9\" rel=\"nofollow\">release notes</a></div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><p></p><p></p>"}]}]},"adp":[{"title":"CISA ADP Vulnrichment","metrics":[{"other":{"type":"ssvc","content":{"id":"CVE-2026-77825","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"Exploitation":"none"},{"Automatable":"no"},{"Technical Impact":"partial"}],"version":"2.0.3","timestamp":"2026-09-26T22:40:15.788728Z"}}}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"CISA-ADP","orgId":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0","dateUpdated":"2026-09-26T22:51:20.182Z"}}]}}}