Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat…: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
CVE-2026-18181 is a high-severity use of hard-coded cryptographic key vulnerability in Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift from IBM, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 out of 10. It can be exploited from the same local network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift versions: 4.0.6.0 through 4.0.10.0. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Financial Transaction Manager to 4.0.11.0 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on ibm.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift | 4.0.6.0 through 4.0.10.0 | Not stated |
| IBM | Financial Transaction Manager | 4.0.7.0 up to, but not including, 4.0.11.0; 4.0.6.0 | 4.0.11.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- AdjacentThe attacker must be on the same local network segment.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N. Scored by CNA (us.ibm.com).
Official description
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to bypass authentication and access sensitive information due to a hard-coded cryptographic key.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key
The product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Prevention schemes mirror that of hard-coded password storage.
More Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerabilities (CWE-321)
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Other vulnerabilities in Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift
- 8.2 High severity
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- 9.3 Critical severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 7.3 High severity
- 7.4 High severity
Recent Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerabilities
- 10.0 Critical severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 7.2 High severity
- 8.8 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
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