What is CVE-2026-17635?

CVE-2026-17635 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-17635?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift

CVE-2026-17635

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to perform unauthorized actions due to improper configuration of HTTP method-based security constraints.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-09-22.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641 (vendor-advisory, patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17635?: CVE-2026-17635 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-17635?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.