Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2026 · Assigned by ibm
CVE-2026-18169IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities
Critical 9.9
In plain English
A critical-severity path traversal in Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift from IBM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| IBM | Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift | 4.0.6.0 – through 4.0.6.0.0.6.0 Refresh (Operator 4.4.6+20260807.081800)4.0.7.04.0.8.04.0.9.04.0.10.0 Interim Fix 064 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 vendor-advisory, patch