CVE-2026-19179: IBM Financial Transaction Manager boolean-based SQL injection

CVE-2026-19179 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.2 · Published 2026-09-23

IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) is a payment processing platform used by enterprises to manage and settle financial transactions across multiple networks. A remote attacker can manipulate database queries through improper handling of special characters in boolean expressions, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive financial data or modification of transaction records.

Technologies: IBM Financial Transaction Manager. Vendors: IBM.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-19179 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-19179 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-19179?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.2, published 23 September 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
IBM Financial Transaction Manager.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-19179?
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-2026-19179 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a hosted service.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-19179?
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 results from improper neutralization of special elements in boolean SQL expressions, enabling boolean-based SQL injection attacks. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this over the network to bypass query filters and access or modify sensitive database records without authentication.

Affected products

  • IBM Financial Transaction Manager

Timeline

  • 2026-09-23: disclosed

References

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