CVE-2026-18181

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.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: HIGH
CVSS score: 8.1 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Effective score: 8.1 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-321
Reserved: 2026-07-29
Published: 2026-09-23 15:43 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-23 18:56 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18181.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-18181 — IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

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NVD published: 2026-09-23 16:16:41 UTC
NVD last modified: 2026-09-23 19:17:29 UTC
NVD CVSS v3.1: 8.1 / 10 HIGH source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.2 / 10

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-85349
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 23, 2026, 3:43:29 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 6:56:59 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 8.1 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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 ≤4.0.10.0)
Aliases: GHSA-7jrr-ppm4-42rv

ENISA 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.

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)

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

CVE-2026-18181 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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The attack requires only network access to the FTM instance and can be carried out remotely, making it immediately actionable by threat actors. Consequently, environments should patch promptly to eliminate this attack vector. Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 23, 2026 at 17:44 UTC.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-18181 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly

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CVE ID : CVE-2026-18181 Published : Sept. 23, 2026 , 3:43 p.m. 22 minutes ago 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.

2026-09-24 11:15 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.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
August 2026 CVE Advisory Notification - Security

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Due to additional analysis provided by the security researcher who discovered CVE - 2026 -6876, we have upgraded the severity rating of CVE - 2026 -6876 from High to Critical. This change affects only the severity

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-54118: Patch SQL Server RCE in July 2026 Updates

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CVE - 2026 -54118 exposes supported Microsoft SQL Server installations to remote code execution through unsafe deserialization, with Microsoft assigning the vulnerability a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
Critical Patches Issued for Microsoft Products, August 11, 2026

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<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Microsoft products, the most severe of which could allow for remote code execution. Successful exploitation of the most severe of these vulnerabilities could result in an attacker gaining the same privileges as the logged-on user. Depending on the privileges associated with the user, an attacker could then install programs; view, change, or ...

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
August's Patch Tuesday is a monster: 751 fixes, with an exploited ...

web:www.computerworld.com

August's Patch Tuesday is a big one: 751 fixes, an exploited WinSock flaw and plenty of critical Windows, Office and Exchange issues.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
Security Bulletin: IBM i is Affected By Improper Authorization and ...

web:www.ibm.com

IBM i is vulnerable to manipulation of database transactions due to improper authorization [ CVE - 2026 -18175] and allowing unathorized access due to improper validation [ CVE - 2026 -18221] in Distributed Data Management (DDM) / Distributed Relational Database Architecture (DRDA) as described in the vulnerability details section.

2026-09-24 11:15 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.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-18181 - Tenable

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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.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC

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The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-18181.json.

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