CVE-2026-18114 IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities

Medium 6.5 Published 22 Sep 2026 Updated 23 Sep 2026

Remote attackers can read arbitrary files from IBM Financial Transaction Manager due to improper path canonicalization flaws.

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-2026-18114?

CVE-2026-18114 is a medium-severity path traversal 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 could allow a remote attacker to read arbitrary files due to improper path canonicalization.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-18114?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ibm Financial Transaction Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2026-18114?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-18114 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2026-18114 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-18114 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Ibm Financial Transaction Manager vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r3mj-qc9h-4hv2.