CVE-2026-18872

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the FTM UI NetworkAcknowledgement React component (NetworkAcknowledgement.jsx:42). A malicious actor can inject script into stored network acknowledgement data that executes in authenticated operator browsers, enabling session hijacking and unauthorized operator-level payment actions.

Overview

State: PUBLISHED
Assigner (CNA): ibm
CVSS severity: CRITICAL
CVSS score: 9.3 / 10
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Effective score: 9.3 / 10 CRITICAL source: CNA overview
CWE(s): CWE-79
Reserved: 2026-08-04
Published: 2026-09-23 15:46 UTC
Last updated: 2026-09-23 18:56 UTC
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/18xxx/CVE-2026-18872.json
Linked Threat: CVE-2026-18872 — 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: 9.3 / 10 CRITICAL source: psirt@us.ibm.com
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability subscore: 2.8 / 10
Impact subscore: 5.8 / 10

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EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-85354
Assigner: ibm
Published: Sep 23, 2026, 3:46:42 PM
Updated: Sep 23, 2026, 6:56:59 PM
EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1): 9.3 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/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 ≤4.0.10.0)
Aliases: GHSA-r4f9-2vq5-44rh

ENISA description: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the FTM UI NetworkAcknowledgement React component (NetworkAcknowledgement.jsx:42). A malicious actor can inject script into stored network acknowledgement data that executes in authenticated operator browsers, enabling session hijacking and unauthorized operator-level payment actions.

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.

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2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-18872 - IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by ...

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2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-18872 - Exploits & Severity - Feedly

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CVE ID : CVE-2026-18872 Published : Sept. 23, 2026 , 3:46 p.m. 19 minutes ago Description : IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the FTM UI NetworkAcknowledgement React component (NetworkAcknowledgement.jsx:42).

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
Cisco Advance Notification for Publication of September 16, 2026 ...

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On September 16, 2026 , the Cisco Product Security Incident Response Team (PSIRT) published the advisories that are listed in the following tables. To remediate these vulnerabilities, Cisco strongly recommends that customers upgrade to the fixed software that is indicated in the advisories. For more information about changes in Cisco PSIRT vulnerability disclosure, see Strengthening the ...

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
SAP Security Patch Day - June 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 9th of June 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 15 new security notes.

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
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2026

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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-2026-18872: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for ... - Rapid7

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CVE-2026-18872 : IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in…. View severity, references, and remediation details from Rapid7.

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC
CVE-2026-18872 - Tenable

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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the FTM UI NetworkAcknowledgement React component (NetworkAcknowledgement.jsx:42). A malicious actor can inject script into stored network acknowledgement data that executes in authenticated operator browsers, enabling session hijacking and unauthorized operator-level payment ...

2026-09-24 11:15 UTC

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