What is CVE-2026-18184?

CVE-2026-18184 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-09-23.

How severe is CVE-2026-18184?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.

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

CVE-2026-18184

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information due to an XML external entity (XXE) injection flaw.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/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-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18184?: CVE-2026-18184 is a high-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (Ftm) For Red Hat Openshift, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.4/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-18184?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.4 out of 10.