IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to view and modify sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to improper authorization.
CVE-2026-17618
HIGHPre-NVD 7.37.3—Trending — 3 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence
Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.
Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
7.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 7.3
- EG Score
- 7.3(high)
- EG Risk
- 48(Track)EG Risk 48/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity73% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 32%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 22, 2026
Last Modified
September 23, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Sep 22, 2026No patch confirmed yet.
generic
Security Bulletin: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17618(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-09-23 18:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 15:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 15:15 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-23 11:45 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-23 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-09-22 22:34 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-22 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-09-22 21:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-17618?
CVE-2026-17618 is a high vulnerability published on September 22, 2026. IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to view and modify sensitive information and cause a denial of service due to improper authorization.
When was CVE-2026-17618 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17618 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 22, 2026, with the most recent update on September 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-17618 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17618 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 68.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17618?
CVE-2026-17618 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17618?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17618, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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