CVE-2026-18131 is a cross-site scripting vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager (FTM) for Red Hat OpenShift caused by improper neutralization of HTML input. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can craft malicious content that executes arbitrary JavaScript when rendered in an authenticated user's browser. Affected releases include FTM 4.0.6.0 through 4.0.10.0, including specified 4.0.6.0 iFix6 builds.
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An improper HTML-input neutralization vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript in an authenticated user's browser.
An HTML-input neutralization flaw (CWE-79) in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that permits arbitrary JavaScript execution in an authenticated user's browser. CVSS v3.1: 8.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N).
Cross-site scripting flaw in IBM Financial Transaction Manager allowing remote arbitrary JavaScript execution in an authenticated user's browser.
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