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        "cveId": "CVE-2026-77825",
        "assignerOrgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522",
        "state": "PUBLISHED",
        "assignerShortName": "ibm",
        "dateReserved": "2026-08-21T14:42:05.183Z",
        "datePublished": "2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z",
        "dateUpdated": "2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z"
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            "title": "IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal",
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                            "cweId": "CWE-22",
                            "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')",
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                            "version": "1.0.0",
                            "lessThanOrEqual": "1.0.8",
                            "versionType": "semver"
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                        "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                        "cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
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                    "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.",
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            "references": [
                {
                    "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7289314",
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                        "patch"
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                            "value": "GENERAL"
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                        "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"
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            "workarounds": [
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                    "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.",
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                            "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>"
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                    "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. See  release notes https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/releases/tag/v1.0.9",
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                            "value": "<p><strong>IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.</strong></p><div><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Product(s)</strong></td><td><strong>Version(s) number and/or range </strong></td><td><strong>Remediation/Fix/Instructions</strong></td></tr><tr><td>IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway</td><td>v1.0.0 - v1.0.8</td><td><div><div>Upgrade to version 1.0.9 or later. 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>"
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