Description
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding.
Published: 2026-09-04
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerability now. Product(s)Version(s) number and/or range Remediation/Fix/InstructionsIBM ContextForge MCP Gateway<= v1.0.8Upgrade to v1.0.9  https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/releases/tag/v1.0.9  Note: <Component A / B names> are bundled with <Product profile name> to provide <feature / function description>


Vendor Workaround

Operators who cannot immediately upgrade can reduce exposure by: 1. **Disable A2A** — set the environment variable `MCPGATEWAY_A2A_ENABLED=False` to disable the A2A subsystem entirely. This removes the vulnerable endpoint from the attack surface at the cost of A2A functionality. 2. **Restrict A2A create/invoke permissions** — revoke A2A creation and invocation rights from developer and team_admin roles in environments where A2A is not required. 3. **Network-level egress controls** — enforce outbound network policy at the host or cloud level to block the gateway process from reaching cloud metadata endpoints and private RFC 1918 address ranges, preventing exploitation of the DNS-rebinding window even if a rebind attempt succeeds. None of these mitigations eliminate the underlying vulnerability; IBM strongly recommends upgrading to the fixed version.

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History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to server-side request forgery via DNS rebinding.
Title IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by server-side request forgery (DNS rebinding) via the A2A agent invocation endpoint
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm contextforge-mcp-gateway
Weaknesses CWE-918
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:contextforge-mcp-gateway:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm contextforge-mcp-gateway
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}


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Ibm Contextforge-mcp-gateway
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T15:15:35.403Z

Reserved: 2026-08-21T14:36:12.469Z

Link: CVE-2026-77822

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T16:17:59.550

Modified: 2026-09-04T16:17:59.550

Link: CVE-2026-77822

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T16:45:05Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-918

    Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)