XSS in IBM Financial Transaction Manager

CVE-2026-18872

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting (CWE-79) in the FTM UI NetworkAcknowledgement React component (NetworkAcknowledgement.jsx:42). A malicious actor can inject script into stored network acknowledgement data that executes in authenticated operator browsers, enabling session hijacking and unauthorized operator-level payment actions.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.3 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% 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-2026-18872: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-18872?
CVE-2026-18872 is a critical-severity vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.3/10. Published 2026-09-23.
How severe is CVE-2026-18872?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.3 out of 10.