CVE-2026-17643
8.8 HIGHPublished 2026-09-22 · Updated 2026-09-23
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- The flaw in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift allows a local attacker to access sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions due to insufficiently protected credentials, posing a significant security risk.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires local access and could be relatively straightforward given the lack of proper credential protection.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the impact could be severe, potentially leading to data breaches and unauthorized access to critical financial transaction data.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to the latest version of IBM FTM for RedHat OpenShift as soon as possible.
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NVD description
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a local attacker to obtain sensitive information and perform unauthorized actions due to insufficiently protected credentials.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-522
All references
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