CVE-2026-18905 PUBLISHED

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by server-side request forgery via DNS TOCTOU at tool invocation

Assigner: ibm
Reserved: 04.08.2026 Published: 04.09.2026 Updated: 04.09.2026

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway (mcp-contextforge-gateway) <= v1.0.6 MCP Context Forge could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to a DNS rebinding vulnerability during tool invocation.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score: 7.7

Product Status

Vendor IBM
Product ContextForge MCP Gateway (`mcp-contextforge-gateway`)
Versions
  • Version <= v1.0.6 is affected

Workarounds

Workarounds/Mitigation guidance:

No complete workaround exists without upgrading. As a partial mitigation, restrict tool-creation

permissions (tools.create) to fully trusted users only, limiting the pool of accounts that could

stage a registration with a controlled hostname. This does not eliminate the vulnerability but

reduces exposure in environments where least-privilege access controls are enforced.

IBM strongly recommends upgrading to v1.0.7 or higher.

Solutions

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now.

Product(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM ContextForge MCP Gateway<=v1.0.6 https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/pull/5925_

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-918 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE