CVE-2026-94407
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by a regular expression denial of service
Description
IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.11 is potentially vulnerable to denial of service due to uncontrolled regular expression complexity (CWE-400 / ReDoS). An authenticated user with tool-registration privileges can embed catastrophically backtracking regex patterns in a tool's JSON Schema `pattern` field; when ContextForge validates arguments against that schema, the validation call may consume unbounded CPU, potentially degrading gateway availability.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 13, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 13, 2026, 10:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 9a959283-ebb5-44b6-b705-dcc2bbced522 | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | MITRE-CVE |
Solution
- Update IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway to a fixed version.
- Sanitize user-supplied regex patterns.
- Limit complexity of regular expressions.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2026-94407.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7296667 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2026-94407
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Nov. 13, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.11 is potentially vulnerable to denial of service due to uncontrolled regular expression complexity (CWE-400 / ReDoS). An authenticated user with tool-registration privileges can embed catastrophically backtracking regex patterns in a tool's JSON Schema `pattern` field; when ContextForge validates arguments against that schema, the validation call may consume unbounded CPU, potentially degrading gateway availability. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-1333 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/94xxx/CVE-2026-94407.json">CVE-2026-94407</a> Added Reference https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7296667