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Vulnerability Detail

CVE-2026-53709 Verified Sceawere Triage Sources: NVD / CISA KEV

Vulnerability Metadata

Severity
Critical
Score / CVSS
9.8
Creation Date
3h ago
Vendor
IBM
Product
mcp-context-forge
Attack Type
CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Complexity
LOW

Narrative and Response

Description

MCP Context Forge is an MCP gateway and administrative platform. Prior to 1.0.2, mcpgateway/config.py and .env.example ship a known JWT_SECRET_KEY, while verify_jwt_token() accepts HS256 tokens signed with that key and get_current_user() creates a platform administrator when the token subject matches PLATFORM_ADMIN_EMAIL and REQUIRE_USER_IN_DB is false. A remote unauthenticated attacker can therefore mint accepted administrator tokens without a database account. While the vulnerable signing key remains configured and the platform-admin bootstrap remains enabled, forged access survives password rotation, account deletion, and session revocation, allowing administrative disclosure, modification, and service disruption. This issue is fixed in version 1.0.2.

Executive Summary

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Technical Details

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Mitigations

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References

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Additional Metadata

{
  "score": "9.8",
  "pubDate": "2026-10-13T15:17:44.873Z",
  "pubdate": "2026-10-13T15:17:44.873Z"
}
CVE-2026-53709: CVE-2026-53709 Vulnerability (CRITICAL Severity, CVSS: 9.8) | Sceawere