# MCP Context Forge Default JWT Key: CVE-2026-53709

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## Article Metadata
- Title: MCP Context Forge Default JWT Key: CVE-2026-53709
- Summary: IBM MCP Context Forge before 1.0.2 shipped a known default JWT key that allowed forged admin tokens. How to check, upgrade and rotate the key.
- Published: Oct 14, 2026, 11:15 PM EDT
- Updated: Oct 14, 2026, 11:15 PM EDT
- Category: AI Security
- Primary topic: Cve 2026 53709
- Authors: Owen Park
- Read time: 7 min
- Language: en_US
- Publication time zone: America/New_York (U.S. Eastern Time)
- Access: Free to read

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