FTM for RedHat OpenShift Authenticated Header Flaw Enables Log Forgery
CVE-2026-18161 Published on September 22, 2026

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is Impacted by Multiple Vulnerabilities
IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to falsify transaction audit logs due to improper validation of a client-supplied HTTP header.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2026-18161 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
NONE
Integrity Impact:
LOW
Availability Impact:
NONE

Weakness Type

Insufficient Logging

When a security-critical event occurs, the software either does not record the event or omits important details about the event when logging it. When security-critical events are not logged properly, such as a failed login attempt, this can make malicious behavior more difficult to detect and may hinder forensic analysis after an attack succeeds.


Products Associated with CVE-2026-18161

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Affected Versions

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift: