CVE-2026-18169

Critical

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links.

SeverityCritical

CVSS9.9

Exploit probability—

Product

Ibm Financial Transaction Manager

PublishedSep 22, 2026

First seenSep 22, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Update

ibm financial_transaction_manager4.0.11.0 or later

Patches

ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
ibm financial_transaction_manager	4.0.7.0 ≤ v < 4.0.11.0, 4.0.6.0	4.0.11.0

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