CVE-2026-18153

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and forge authentication tags due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic keys and initialization vectors.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: MEDIUM
CVSS score: 5.4 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Effective score: 5.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-327
Reserved: 2026-07-28
Published: 2026-09-22 22:07 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-22 22:07 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18153.json

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NVD published: 2026-09-22 22:17:10 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-22 22:17:10 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 5.4 / 10 MEDIUM source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 2.5 / 10

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-84945
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 22, 2026, 10:07:12 PM
Updated: Sep 22, 2026, 10:07:12 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 5.4 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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-jq8v-7gp9-5mgc

ENISA description: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and forge authentication tags due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic keys and initialization vectors.

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

Web references (0)

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NVD-tagged references (1)

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

Remediations (10)

CVE-2026-18153 - IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by ...

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2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
CVE-2026-18153 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly

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CVE-2026-18153 Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) Feedly AI prediction Published: Sep 22, 2026 Track updates Track exploits

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

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Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
Microsoft Patch Tracker (September 2026): Exploit-Ranked | Senserva

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Every Microsoft security patch (KB) and the CVEs it fixes, with severity, CVSS, and CISA KEV status. Cross-linked to the CVE reference.

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
July 18, 2026—Hotpatch KB5121768 (OS Builds 26200.8893 and 26100.8893 ...

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This out-of-band (OOB) update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and Windows 11, version 24H2 (KB5121768) is cumulative. It includes all improvements from previous security and non-security updates, along with an additional fix . Improvements This OOB update includes the following improvement: [System Performance] This update addresses an issue affecting a limited number of devices with an Intel ...

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
CVE-2026-18153 - vulnerability database | Vulners.com

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2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
CVE-2026-62815: Patch Microsoft QUIC Remote Code Execution

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CVE - 2026 -62815 is a patch -now advisory with an incomplete public technical description. Microsoft has confirmed the vulnerability and its remote-code-execution impact; the available evidence does not yet support stronger claims about exploitability, affected builds, active attacks, or a universal QUIC shutdown recommendation.

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 153 — Mozilla

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# CVE - 2026 -16394: Mitigation bypass in the DOM: Security component Reporter Nithissh Impact moderate References Bug 2046748 # CVE - 2026 -16395: Integer overflow in the Audio/Video component Reporter Steven Julian Impact moderate References Bug 2047221 # CVE - 2026 -16396: Privilege escalation in WebExtensions Reporter Quy Pham Impact moderate ...

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
CVE-2026-18153: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ... - Rapid7

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CVE-2026-18153 : IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain…. View severity, references, and remediation details from Rapid7.

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
CVE-2026-18153 - Tenable

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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information and forge authentication tags due to the use of hard-coded cryptographic keys and initialization vectors.

2026-09-23 15:46 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-18153.json.

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