CVE-2026-18137

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary ESQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an ESQL command.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 22, 2026

Last Modified

September 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Security Bulletin: IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

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

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18137(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.

  1. 2026-09-23 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-23 15:20 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-23 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-23 15:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-23 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 09:49 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-22 22:34 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-22 22:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-22 22:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18137?
CVE-2026-18137 is a high vulnerability published on September 22, 2026. IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary ESQL commands due to improper neutralization of special elements used in an ESQL command.
When was CVE-2026-18137 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18137 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-2026-18137 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18137 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 58.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18137?
CVE-2026-18137 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18137?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18137, 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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