Description
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper authentication and missing authorization.
Published: 2026-09-22
Score: 8.2 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Unauthorized privileged actions via remote authentication bypass
Action: Immediate Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

IBM Financial Transaction Manager for RedHat OpenShift contains an improper authentication flaw that permits a remote attacker to exploit missing authorization controls and carry out unauthorized actions. The weakness is a classic authentication bypass, classified under CWE-287, enabling privileged or sensitive transactions that should otherwise be protected.

Affected Systems

The affected product is IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift, specifically versions 4.0.6.0 and earlier. IBM recommends resolving the issue by upgrading to FTM 4.0.11.0, which has been released as the first fix for the vulnerability.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.2 indicates a high impact. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, meaning there is no current data on exploitation prevalence. Attackers would likely target the FTM application remotely, using exposed services or APIs to trigger the authentication flaw and acquire unauthorized privileges, though no specific exploitation details are given in the advisory.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

IBM strongly recommends addressing the vulnerabilities now by updating FTM deployments to the following Affected Product(s)Resolved by VRMFRemediation / First FixFinancial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift4.0.11.0 FTM 4.0.11.0 https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7285661

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update all FTM deployments to version 4.0.11.0 or later to eliminate the authentication bypass.
  • Verify that authentication and authorization are correctly enforced in the upgraded instance before re‑enabling normal operation.
  • If an immediate upgrade is not feasible, isolate the FTM services behind a firewall or network segmentation to limit access from untrusted networks until the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on September 22, 2026 at 23:53 UTC.

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History

Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper authentication and missing authorization.
Title IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities
First Time appeared Ibm
Ibm financial Transaction Manager Ftmfor Redhat Openshift
Weaknesses CWE-287
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ibm:financial_transaction_manager_ftmfor_redhat_openshift:4.0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ibm
Ibm financial Transaction Manager Ftmfor Redhat Openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

Subscriptions

Ibm Financial Transaction Manager Ftmfor Redhat Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ibm

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-22T21:45:23.401Z

Reserved: 2026-07-28T15:08:24.719Z

Link: CVE-2026-18074

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-22T22:17:09.260

Modified: 2026-09-22T22:17:09.260

Link: CVE-2026-18074

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-23T00:30:18Z

Weaknesses