---
id: CVE-2026-17646
title: >-
  IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a
  remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper
  restriction of XML external entity references.
summary: >-
  IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a
  remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper
  restriction of XML external entity references.
severity: high
cvss: 8.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-611
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: '2026-09-23T18:17:07.270'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17646'
references:
  - url: 'https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641'
    label: psirt@us.ibm.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00292
epssPercentile: 0.19383
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T13:21:19.082453Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-22T22:12:45.120Z'
---

## Overview

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information due to improper restriction of XML external entity references.

## Remediation

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