CVE-2026-18172 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) - XML External Entity Injection

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift contains an XML external entity injection caused by improper restriction of XML external entity references, letting remote attackers obtain sensitive information, exploit requires crafted XML input.

CVSS base score 7.4 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.20% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
XML External Entity Injection
Impact
Information Disclosure
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
22 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-611

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift.

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

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