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CVE-2026-18161

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to falsify transaction audit logs due to improper validation of a client-supplied HTTP header.

MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 0.34%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to falsify transaction audit logs due to improper validation of a client-supplied HTTP header.

CVSS 3.1
4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS
0.34% probability · 28th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-778
Affected
ibm/financial transaction manager
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%23 September 2026: 0.34%26 October 2026: 0.34%23 September 202626 October 2026

EPSS moved from 0.3% on 23 September 2026 to 0.3% on 26 October 2026.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.