IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-18163) | HOL Guard CVE

Critical · CVSS 9.8CVE-2026-18163

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-18163 records a Critical severity (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps IBM/Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 22, 2026Updated Sep 22, 2026Source checked Sep 22, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 22, 2026Material review Sep 22, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Critical · CVSS 9.8
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 9.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps IBM/Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
IBM/Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShiftgeneric	>=4.0.6.0 <=4.0.6.0.0.6.0 Refresh (Operator 4.4.6+20260807.081800)4.0.7.04.0.8.04.0.9.04.0.10.0 Interim Fix 064	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for IBM/Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift.
Review the reported fix. Monitor this advisory for an available fix and review any installs of the affected package.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 22, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Source referenceibm.com

Upstream source description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper deserialization of untrusted data.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.