CVE-2026-17636

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of a specified quantity.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.8 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Effective score: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-787
Reserved: 2026-07-27
Published: 2026-09-22 21:30 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-22 21:30 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/17xxx/CVE-2026-17636.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-17636 — IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

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NVD published: 2026-09-22 22:17:08 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-22 22:17:08 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.8 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.9 / 10

European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-84966
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 22, 2026, 9:30:25 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 1:20:53 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.8 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EUVD-reported EPSS: 0.0000
Vendors: IBM
Products: Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift (4.0.6.0 ≤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)
Aliases: GHSA-p98j-qjcq-4j29

ENISA description: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of a specified quantity.

EUVD references (1)

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Versions	Platforms
IBM	Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift	`4.0.6.0` (affected)	—

Vendor references (1)

References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 vendor-advisorypatch

MITRE references (1) cveawg.mitre.org

Pulled from MITRE's CVE Services API by the 🛰 Backfill from MITRE button.

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 vendor-advisory, patch

Web references (0)

DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.

No web references attached yet.

NVD-tagged references (1)

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https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 psirt@us.ibm.com

Remediations (10)

Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.

CVE-2026-17636: High - IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ...

web:breachspider.com

BreachSpider maps CVE-2026-17636 in affected products to your ICS/OT assets with remediation and virtual patches. CVSS 8.8 High.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
CVE-2026-17636 - IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by ...

web:cvefeed.io

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2026-17636 vulnerability anywhere in the article. Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues. EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
CVE-2026-17636: IBM Remote Code Execution (CVSS 8.8) | CVETodo

web:cvetodo.com

CVE-2026-17636 is a CVSS 8.8 high-severity vulnerability in IBM products. Includes technical details, affected versions, and mitigation steps.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
CVE-2026-17636: Product identification pending

web:itknowledgebases.com

A CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) advisory is a public disclosure of a security vulnerability assigned a unique identifier by MITRE. Advisories include severity scores (CVSS), affected versions, and remediation guidance. Monitoring CVE advisories is a core function of vulnerability management programs and SOC operations.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
CVE-2026-17636: IBM Financial Transaction Mana... | SOCRadar

web:socradar.io

CVE-2026-17636 guidance for IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift: exploit status, affected versions, detection, mitigation , and refer...

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
sk1000171 - CVE-2026-93616: Directory Traversal and File upload allows ...

web:support.checkpoint.com

CVE - 2026 -93616: Directory Traversal and File upload allows execution of arbitrary script on the Management Server

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
CVE-2026-17636 - vulnerability database | Vulners.com

web:vulners.com

CVE-2026-17636 🗓️ 22 Sep 2026 14:30:25 Reported by ibm Type cve 🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov 👁 7 Views

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
DSA-2026-163: Security Update for Dell AppSync Vulnerabilities

web:www.dell.com

Dell AppSync remediation is available for multiple security vulnerabilities that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2026

web:www.oracle.com

This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC
Oracle Critical Security Patch Update Advisory - June 2026

web:www.oracle.com

Additional CVEs addressed are: The patch for CVE - 2026 -34481 also addresses CVE - 2026 -34477, CVE - 2026 -34478, CVE - 2026 -34479, and CVE - 2026 -34480. Oracle Fusion Middleware Risk Matrix This Critical Security Patch Update contains 106 new security patches for Oracle Fusion Middleware. 53 of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a ...

2026-09-23 15:20 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-17636.json.

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