{"id":"CVE-2026-18169","title":"IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links.","summary":"IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links.","severity":"critical","cvss":9.9,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"vendor":"ibm","product":"financial_transaction_manager","affected":["financial_transaction_manager >= 4.0.7.0, < 4.0.11.0","financial_transaction_manager = 4.0.6.0"],"patched":["financial_transaction_manager 4.0.11.0"],"published":"2026-09-22","updated":"2026-10-06","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-06T21:04:29.977","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18169","references":[{"url":"https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641","label":"psirt@us.ibm.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00793,"epssPercentile":0.56162,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-09-23T13:33:20.938983Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-22T23:13:27.263Z","slug":"CVE-2026-18169","body":"## Overview\n\nIBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper validation of symbolic links.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `financial_transaction_manager >= 4.0.7.0, < 4.0.11.0`\n- `financial_transaction_manager = 4.0.6.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade past the affected range:\n\n- `financial_transaction_manager 4.0.11.0`","depth":"midnight","depthScore":55,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":54.5,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}