Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-17645 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-17645 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-17645?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.1, published 22 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager <UNKNOWN>.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-17645?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-17645 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-17645?
- Check whether you run IBM Financial Transaction Manager at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
A privilege management flaw in FTM allows authenticated remote attackers to escalate their privileges without additional authentication or interaction. The vulnerability stems from insufficient authorization checks that fail to properly restrict access to critical functions based on user roles. Exploitation results in complete system compromise with ability to execute privileged operations.
Affected products
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager <UNKNOWN>
Timeline
- 2026-09-22: disclosed