CVE-2026-18114
MEDIUM 6.5IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper path canonicalization.
NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.4%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 36th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
○ Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
6.5CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityNone
- AvailabilityNone
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Must sit on the same / adjacent network
- ✓Privileges: No account or privileges required
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept & exploit code
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Affected
Products Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Redhat Openshift Financial Transaction Manager Openshift
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Known Affected Software Configurations
| Vendor | Product | Version range |
|---|---|---|
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | ≥ 4.0.7.0 and < 4.0.11.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
| Ibm | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.6.0 |
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - MEDIUM 6.5 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - HIGH 7.5 v3.1 · NVD Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N