CVE-2026-78573

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-11. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 could allow a remote attacker to gain administrative access due to the use of default credentials.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 10, 2026

Last Modified

September 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 16, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway is affected by use of default credentials

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286834

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-78573(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 53× in last 7d / 73× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-19 08:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-19 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-18 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-18 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-18 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 03:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 23:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-17 19:45 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-17 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-17 06:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-17 02:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-16 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 18:08 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-16 18:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-16 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-16 08:55 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-16 08:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-16 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 00:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-15 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-15 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-15 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-15 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-15 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-15 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-15 02:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-14 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-14 18:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-14 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-14 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-13 17:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-13 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-13 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-13 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-12 21:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-12 17:28 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-09-12 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-12 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-12 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-12 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-12 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-11 21:22 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 20:34 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-11 20:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-11 19:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-11 15:07 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-11 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-11 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-11 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-11 06:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-11 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-09-11 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-10 22:19 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-10 21:50 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-10 21:49 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-78573?
CVE-2026-78573 is a critical vulnerability published on September 10, 2026. IBM ContextForge MCP Gateway 1.0.0 through 1.0.7 could allow a remote attacker to gain administrative access due to the use of default credentials.
When was CVE-2026-78573 disclosed?
CVE-2026-78573 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 10, 2026, with the most recent update on September 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-78573 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-78573 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 66.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-78573?
CVE-2026-78573 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-78573?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-78573, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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