CVE-2026-18486

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See the full rotation guide at <a href=\"https://github.com/IBM/mcp-context-forge/blob/v1.0.8/docs/docs/operations/auth-encryption-secret-rotation.md\" rel=\"nofollow\"><code>docs/docs/operations/auth-encryption-secret-rotation.md</code></a> for step-by-step instructions, deployment-specific commands, and special cases (Helm/Kubernetes, Python package consumers, rollback).</p>"}]}]}, "adp": [{"metrics": [{"other": {"type": "ssvc", "content": {"timestamp": "2026-09-09T18:28:48.646615Z", "id": "CVE-2026-18486", "options": [{"Exploitation": "none"}, {"Automatable": "no"}, {"Technical Impact": "total"}], "role": "CISA Coordinator", "version": "2.0.3"}}}], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": {"orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-09-10T15:07:06.035Z"}}]}}

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