CVE-2026-17643: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions due to insufficiently protected credentials.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-17643 identifies a vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift version 4.0.6.0. The issue arises from insufficient protection of credentials, which could enable a local attacker with limited privileges to access sensitive information and execute unauthorized operations. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
A local attacker with limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the affected system. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to credential access.
CVE-2026-17643: CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
Description
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions due to insufficiently protected credentials.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
IBM
Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager_ftmfor_redhat_openshift:4.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-17643 identifies a vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift version 4.0.6.0. The issue arises from insufficient protection of credentials, which could enable a local attacker with limited privileges to access sensitive information and execute unauthorized operations. The vulnerability is rated high severity with a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8, reflecting high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided in the input data.
Potential Impact
A local attacker with limited privileges could exploit this vulnerability to obtain sensitive credentials, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the affected system. The impact affects confidentiality, integrity, and availability at a high level according to the CVSS vector.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is available, restrict local access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual activity related to credential access.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- ibm
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-27T21:55:33.525Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6ab2f7abf7a7c54106d304ac
Added to database: 09/22/2026, 21:48:27 UTC
Last enriched: 09/22/2026, 22:02:42 UTC
Last updated: 09/23/2026, 01:58:06 UTC
Views: 8
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