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CVE-2026-18169

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.

CRITICAL 9.9EPSS 0.79%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1: 9.9 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.79% probability · 56th percentile
Public exploits: None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-22
Affected: ibm/financial transaction manager
Source: psirt@us.ibm.com

EPSS trend

EPSS moved from 0.8% on 23 September 2026 to 0.8% on 26 October 2026.

References

https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641Vendor Advisory

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