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AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Adjacent-network deserialization (AV:A) reachable without auth or interaction (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L) yielding code execution gives full C:H/I:H/A:H within the FTM process (S:U).
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CVSS VectorVendor: ibm
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IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for RedHat OpenShift could allow an adjacent-network attacker to execute arbitrary code due to deserialization of untrusted data.
AnalysisAI
Deserialization of untrusted data in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Red Hat OpenShift lets an unauthenticated attacker who already has network reachability to the affected component from an adjacent network segment execute arbitrary code with high impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability (CVSS 3.1 base 8.8). The exposure prerequisite is meaningful: the flaw is reachable from a neighboring position such as a compromised pod, sidecar or host inside the same OpenShift cluster or VLAN, not directly from the public internet, and no authentication or user interaction is required once that path is reachable. …
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| Exploitation | Requires the attacker to have network reachability to the FTM-for-OpenShift service on an adjacent network segment (AV:A) - for example, a compromised pod, sidecar, or host within the same OpenShift cluster or VLAN as the FTM deployment; it is NOT exploitable directly from the public internet. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | This is a genuinely high-priority technical vulnerability with real caveats on exposure. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in. |
| Remediation | Apply the vendor fix for IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift as documented in IBM's support advisory at https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641; the input confirms a vendor patch is available but does not enumerate an exact fixed version or image tag, so the advisory must be used to determine the correct FTM build and to redeploy the affected containers - no specific version number should be assumed. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours, identify every IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift deployment in the estate, confirm which releases are affected by consulting IBM's published support advisory for CVE-2026-17637, and treat any instance reachable from shared cluster networks or VLANs as the priority set; in parallel, tighten network segmentation so that non-FTM pods, sidecars and hosts cannot reach FTM service ports, and enable or review audit logging on the affected components to detect anomalous deserialization or unexpected process spawning. …
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External POC / Exploit Code
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EUVD-2026-84965
GHSA-r6g2-fv62-3qp9