CVE-2026-18490

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.

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 56% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-502

Published

2026-09-23

Modified

2026-10-07

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

• ibm:financial_transaction_manager

References

• https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7288641

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