Vulnerability · Published Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by ibm

CVE-2026-18181IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity security flaw 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 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.2% 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 attacker to bypass authentication and access sensitive information due to a hard-coded cryptographic key.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift 4.0.6.0 – through 4.0.10.0

Weakness: CWE-321 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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