CVE-2026-18154

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.0 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Effective score: 8.0 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-321
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-2026-18154.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-18154 — IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

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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: 8.0 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 1.6 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.8 / 10

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-84944
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 22, 2026, 10:07:40 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 1:31:31 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.0 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/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-9689-mf2h-93vw

ENISA description: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key.

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)

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CVE-2026-18154 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key.

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
CVE-2026-18154 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly

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CVE-2026-18154 Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) Feedly AI prediction Published: Sep 22, 2026 Track updates Track exploits

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft

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The Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) investigates all reports of security vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft products and services, and provides the information here as part of the ongoing effort to help you manage security risks and help keep your systems protected.

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

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Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

2026-09-23 15:19 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 15:19 UTC
SAP Security Patch Day - May 2026

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SAP security Patch Day Bulletin This post shares the information on security notes that remediate vulnerabilities discovered in SAP products. SAP strongly recommends that the customer visits the support portal and applies patches on priority to protect their SAP landscape. On 12 th of May 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 15 new security notes.

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
CVE-2026-18154 - Sensitive Information Disclosure in IBM…

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Vulnerability Summary IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift may expose sensitive information to remote attackers. This is due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key.

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
CVE-2026-18154 - vulnerability database | Vulners.com

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Built on top of Vulners' database and SDK, end-user solutions give security professionals and developers lightweight and powerful tools for vulnerability remediation

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 154 — Mozilla

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Bug 2045368 # CVE - 2026 -74959: Mitigation bypass in the Storage: Cache API component Reporter David Bors at Snyk Security Labs Impact moderate References Bug 2047853 # CVE - 2026 -74960: Site isolation issue in the WebExtensions component Reporter Khanh Nguyen Impact moderate References Bug 2049148 # CVE - 2026 -74961: Side-channel in the Web Audio ...

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC
CVE-2026-18154 - Tenable

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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key.

2026-09-23 15:19 UTC

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Raw JSON

The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-18154.json.

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