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title: "CVE-2026-18184: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) - XML External Entity Injection"
description: "IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift contains an XML external entity injection flaw caused by improper XML input processing, letting remote attackers obtain sensitive information, exploit requires crafted XML input."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-18184/
---

# CVE-2026-18184 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) - XML External Entity Injection

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift contains an XML external entity injection flaw caused by improper XML input processing, 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

0.22% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18184)

## 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

23 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-611](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/611.html)

## 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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18184](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18184)
- [https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641](https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641)

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