---
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'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `financial_transaction_manager >= 4.0.7.0, < 4.0.11.0`
- `financial_transaction_manager = 4.0.6.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `financial_transaction_manager 4.0.11.0`