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title: "CVE-2026-17644: IBM Financial Transaction Manager - Hardcoded Credentials"
description: "IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by embedded static credentials, letting local attackers gain unauthorized access and modify transaction data, exploit requires local access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-17644/
---

# CVE-2026-17644 IBM Financial Transaction Manager - Hardcoded Credentials

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift contains a hardcoded credentials vulnerability caused by embedded static credentials, letting local attackers gain unauthorized access and modify transaction data, exploit requires local access.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.10% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17644)

## Details

Type

Hardcoded Credentials

Impact

Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

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

Published

22 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-798](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/798.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with credentials management improvements.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17644](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17644)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641)

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