{"dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": {"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"}, "containers": {"cna": {"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522", "shortName": "ibm", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z"}, "title": "IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal", "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "cweId": "CWE-22", "description": "CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')", "type": "CWE"}]}], "affected": [{"vendor": "IBM", "product": "ContextForge MCP Gateway", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "1.0.0", "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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"]}], "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.", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "value": "<p>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.</p>"}]}], "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"}}], "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\u00a0Remediation/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", "supportingMedia": [{"type": "text/html", "base64": false, "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\u00a0</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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