IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-18181 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | ibm |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-23 16:16:41 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 13:03:47 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.002470000 probability, percentile 0.146550000 (date 2026-10-07)
Problem Types: CWE-321 | CWE-321 CWE-321 Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
AdjacentAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | - | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_1 | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_2 | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_3 | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_4 | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_5 | All | All |
| Application | Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 | interim_fix_6 | All | All |
| Application | Redhat | Openshift | - | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | IBM | Financial Transaction Manager FTMfor RedHat OpenShift | affected 4.0.6.0 4.0.10.0 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 | [email protected] | www.ibm.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Additional Advisory Data
Solutions
CNA: IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by updating FTM deployments to the following Affected Product(s)Resolved by VRMFRemediation / First FixFinancial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift4.0.11.0 FTM 4.0.11.0 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285661
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.