Deserialization in IBM Financial Transaction Manager

CVE-2026-18163

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code due to improper deserialization of untrusted data.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (57.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-18163: held from 0.005 to 0.008.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.008 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18163?
CVE-2026-18163 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-09-22.
How severe is CVE-2026-18163?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.