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.
History

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm contextforge
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm contextforge

Sat, 26 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ibm contextforge-mcp-gateway
Vendors & Products Ibm contextforge-mcp-gateway

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0000

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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.
Title IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by path traversal
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm contextforge Mcp Gateway
Weaknesses CWE-22
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge_mcp_gateway:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm contextforge Mcp Gateway
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published: 2026-09-24T14:21:18.507Z

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:51:20.182Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T14:42:05.183Z

Link: CVE-2026-77825

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-26T22:48:45.598Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-24T15:17:38.560

Modified: 2026-09-29T13:26:00.887

Link: CVE-2026-77825

cve-icon Redhat

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