---
id: CVE-2026-17645
title: >-
  IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a
  remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper
  privilege management.
summary: >-
  IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a
  remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper
  privilege management.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-269
vendor: IBM
product: "Financial Transaction Manager (FTM)\_for RedHat OpenShift"
affected:
  - >-
    financial_transaction_manager_ftm_for_redhat_openshift >= 4.0.6.0 <=
    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
published: '2026-09-22'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T19:17:27.890'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17645'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T18:49:34.192105Z'
epss: 0.00551
epssPercentile: 0.44953
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T22:12:45.121Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges due to improper privilege management.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.