Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-18179 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-18179 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-18179?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 23 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-18179?
- 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-2026-18179 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-18179?
- Check whether you run IBM Financial Transaction Manager. 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
The vulnerability stems from missing authorization checks (CWE-862) in the chat session management functionality of IBM FTM. An unauthenticated remote attacker can invoke operations to terminate active chat sessions without needing to authenticate or satisfy any access control requirements. The impact is limited to integrity and availability of the chat service itself, with no confidentiality exposure.
Affected products
- IBM Financial Transaction Manager
Timeline
- 2026-09-23: disclosed