Security Bulletin node/7288641

www.ibm.com • September 25, 2026

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) has addressed the following vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID: CVE-2026-18173 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper enforcement of mutual TLS authentication. CWE: CWE-295: Improper Certificate Validation CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 3.7 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18153 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 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. CWE: CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 5.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18133 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to modify server files due to path traversal. CWE: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 5.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18505 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 4.x is vulnerable to open redirect in the PMP `HostHeaderFilter` (`HostHeaderFilter.java:151`). An unauthenticated attacker can craft a request with a manipulated `Host` header to redirect authenticated operators to attacker-controlled sites, enabling credential phishing. CWE: CWE-601: URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 5.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18124 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information due to insufficiently protected credentials. CWE: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18179 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to clear active chat sessions due to improper authorization. CWE: CWE-862: Missing Authorization CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18131 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an authenticated user's browser due to improper neutralization of HTML input. CWE: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.2 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18156 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to bypass security controls by forging user identities due to improper authorization. CWE: CWE-862: Missing Authorization CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-19267 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 4.x is vulnerable to missing authentication on the Business Rules Manager commands REST endpoint (`CommandsResource.java:31`). A local actor can invoke unauthenticated commands to cause resource exhaustionand halt business-rule management functions CWE: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.2 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18177 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to execute unauthorized payment actions due to missing authorization checks. CWE: CWE-862: Missing Authorization CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.1 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18123 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to the improper use of reflection with externally controlled input. CWE: CWE-470: Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code ('Unsafe Reflection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.6 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18185 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to access sensitive information and modify system configurations due to missing authentication for a critical function. CWE: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18172 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper restriction of XML external entity references. CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18154 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to the use of a hard-coded or predictable cryptographic key. CWE: CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18137 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary ESQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an ESQL command. CWE: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.1 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17635 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper configuration of HTTP method-based security constraints. CWE: CWE-306: Missing Authentication for Critical Function CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.1 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18074 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper authentication and missing authorization. CWE: CWE-287: Improper Authentication CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.2 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18872 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 4.x 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. CWE: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-17646 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper restriction of XML external entity references. CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18066 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information and trigger unauthorized actions due to server-side request forgery. CWE: CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.9 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-17645 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management. CWE: CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.1 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17618 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to view and modify sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to improper authorization. CWE: CWE-862: Missing Authorization CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-17644 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and modify transaction data due to the use of hard-coded credentials. CWE: CWE-798: Use of Hard-coded Credentials CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18180 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to SQL injection. CWE: CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-19087 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to achieve privilege escalation within the container due to improper privilege management. CWE: CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 4.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18163 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper deserialization of untrusted data. CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17637 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager could allow an adjacent-network attacker to execute arbitrary code due to deserialization of untrusted data. CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18875 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 4.x is vulnerable to RAG poisoning via unauthenticated runbook upsert (CWE-74) in the FTM AI agent server (api.vectordb.runbooks.js:51). An unauthenticated attacker can insert malicious runbook content into the agent's vector database to steer AI-driven MCP tool calls, potentially triggering unauthorized payment actions or exfiltrating payment data. CWE: CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18181 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and access sensitive information due to a hard-coded cryptographic key. CWE: CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.1 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18184 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw. CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-17620 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors. CWE: CWE-523: Unprotected Transport of Credentials CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 5.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18162 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper neutralization of user-controlled input within the new Function constructor. CWE: CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17643 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions due to insufficiently protected credentials. CWE: CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18169 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links. CWE: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 9.9 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17636 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper validation of a specified quantity. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-19179 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to manipulate database queries due to improper neutralization of special elements in a boolean expression. CWE: CWE-74: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.2 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L) CVEID: CVE-2026-18095 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code due to a buffer overflow. CWE: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18490 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) 4.x is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution via Java native deserialization on the PayDir Business Rules Manager RMI SSL endpoint (BrmRMISSLServerSocketFactory.java:95, EP8). An adjacent-network attacker can deliver a crafted serialized payload to achieve arbitrary code execution, exposing all PayDir credentials and enabling manipulation of payment business rules. CWE: CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18132 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to perform unauthorized payment mutation actions due to missing authorization. CWE: CWE-862: Missing Authorization CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18170 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling. CWE: CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-17647 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands due to the inclusion of functionality from an untrusted control sphere. CWE: CWE-829: Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 8.8 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18134 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. CWE: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) CVEID: CVE-2026-18114 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper path canonicalization. CWE: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18176 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to cleartext transmission of sensitive information. CWE: CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18161 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote authenticated attacker to falsify transaction audit logs due to improper validation of a client-supplied HTTP header. CWE: CWE-778: Insufficient Logging CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) CVEID: CVE-2026-18152 DESCRIPTION: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) could allow a remote attacker to forge validly-signed messages due to improper verification of cryptographic signatures. CWE: CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 7.4 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N) ID: CVE-2026-93030 DESCRIPTION: FTM 4.x ALL could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity injection flaw. CWE: CWE-611: Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference CVSS Source: IBM CVSS Base score: 6.5 CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s) Version(s) Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift 4.0.6.0 - 4.0.6.0 iFix6 4.0.6.0 iFix6 Refresh (Operator 4.4.6+20260807.081800) 4.0.7.0 4.0.8.0 4.0.9.0 4.0.10.0

4.0.6.0 - 4.0.6.0 iFix6

4.0.6.0 iFix6 Refresh (Operator 4.4.6+20260807.081800)

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by updating FTM deployments to the following Affected Product(s) Resolved by VRMF Remediation / First Fix Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift 4.0.11.0 FTM 4.0.11.0

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by updating FTM deployments to the following

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Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Financial Transaction Manager Exposed IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) has been identified with several vulnerabilities, including CVE-2026-18490, which allows unauthenticated remote code execution via Java native deserialization. Other critical vulnerabilities include CVE-2026-18184, which permits XML external entity injection, and CVE-2026-18181, enabling authentication bypass due to hard-coded cryptographic keys. These vulnerabilities affect deployments on RedHat OpenShift, posing risks of data exposure, unauthorized transaction manipulation, and service disruption. Organizations using FTM are urged to review their configurations and apply vendor patches promptly. The vulnerabilities were disclosed on September 23, 2026, with varying levels of urgency for remediation. The potential impact includes exposure of sensitive financial data and operational integrity risks. Active exploitation status is uncertain, but the vulnerabilities are classified as high-priority exposures requiring immediate attention. 10 sources 68

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