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CVE-2026-18161

MEDIUM 4.3

Published 2026-09-22 · Last modified 2026-09-23

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.

NO EXPLOITATION SIGNALS

No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.

Exploitation likelihood

0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 10th percentile

○ In CISA KEV ○ Public exploit / PoC

Impact if exploited

4.3CVSS 3.1 · MEDIUM

  • ConfidentialityNone
  • IntegrityLow
  • AvailabilityNone

What an attacker needs

  • ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
  • ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
  • ✓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

Vendors Ibm Redhat

Products Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Redhat Openshift Financial Transaction Manager Openshift

Weakness (CWE)

  • CWE-778: Insufficient Logging

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Known Affected Software Configurations

VendorProductVersion range
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager≥ 4.0.7.0 and < 4.0.11.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0
IbmFinancial Transaction Manager4.0.6.0

All CVSS metrics

  • MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · CNA Primary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • MEDIUM 4.3 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

References

Patches & mitigations

Sources: NVD · CVE.org · EPSS