What is CVE-2026-18181?

CVE-2026-18181 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-18181?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

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

CVE-2026-18181

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and access sensitive information due to a hard-coded cryptographic key.

Published 2026-09-23 · last modified 2026-09-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/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-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18181?: CVE-2026-18181 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-18181?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.