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CVE-2026-18490.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 8.8CVSS 3.1 · psirt@us.ibm.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSAnalyzedModified Oct 07, 2026

Disclosure summary

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift is vulnerable to unauthenticated remote code execution via Java native deserialization on the PayDir Business Rules Manager RMI SSL endpoint (BrmRMISSLServerSocketFactory.java:95, EP8). An adjacent-network attacker can deliver a crafted serialized payload to achieve arbitrary code execution, exposing all PayDir credentials and enabling manipulation of payment business rules.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-502

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-18490

Open original source · Updated Oct 07, 2026

Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager* {"versionStartIncluding":"4.0.7.0","versionEndExcluding":"4.0.11.0"}
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0
ibmfinancial_transaction_manager4.0.6.0

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-09-23T12:16:41-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-07T09:03:40-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:25:12-04:00