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CVE-2026-18161: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift · Insufficient Logging

Affects IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShiftSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium.

Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
IBMFinancial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShiftAffected
  • =4.0.6.0
Fixed in–

CPE configurations (1)

  • cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager_ftmfor_redhat_openshift:4.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

AI-suggested

In the absence of an official fix, monitor IBM advisories for updates. Since the vulnerability requires authentication, limiting access to trusted users and reviewing audit logs for anomalies may help reduce risk until a patch is available.

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to falsify transaction audit logs due to improper validation of a client-supplied HTTP header.

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