CVE-2026-17620 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

Medium 5.3 Published 22 Sep 2026 Updated 23 Sep 2026

IBM Financial Transaction Manager transmits sensitive data in cleartext, allowing unauthorized actors to sniff communications and read confidential information.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2026-17620?

CVE-2026-17620 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Financial Transaction Manager, published on 22 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift 4.0.6.0 through 4.0.6.0.0.6.0 Refresh (Operator 4.4.6+20260807.081800)4.0.7.04.0.8.04.0.9.04.0.10.0 Interim Fix 064 IBM Financial Transaction Manager transmits sensitive or security-critical data in cleartext in a communication channel that can be sniffed by unauthorized actors.

Weakness: CWE-523

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-17620?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Financial Transaction Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2026-17620?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-17620 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-17620 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-17620 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Financial Transaction Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gh73-p5gm-3gvw.