CVE-2026-17646 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Red Hat OpenShift. Improper restriction of XML external entity references enables a remote authenticated attacker to cause vulnerable XML processing to resolve attacker-controlled external entities. The issue has CVSS v3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
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An XML external entity (XXE) vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that could enable a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information.
An XML external entity (XXE) restriction flaw in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that could allow a remote authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information. The listed CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N.
Improper restriction of XML external entities allows an authenticated remote attacker to disclose sensitive information in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.
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