What is CVE-2026-17645?

CVE-2026-17645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-22.

How severe is CVE-2026-17645?

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

Privilege escalation in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift

CVE-2026-17645

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-09-22.

CVSS v3 metric

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

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-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-17645?: CVE-2026-17645 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-17645?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.