Vulnerability · Published Sep 4, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-18489IBM ContextForge Translate is affected by cross-client credential context confusion

High 7.4

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw in ContextForge MCP Gateway - Translate utility from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.4High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
IBM	ContextForge MCP Gateway - Translate utility	<= 1.0.8

Weakness: CWE-488 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286056 vendor-advisory, patch