CVE-2026-18137 is an ESQL injection vulnerability in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift. Improper neutralization of special elements used in ESQL commands allows attacker-controlled input to alter the intended command structure and execute arbitrary ESQL commands.
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An improper neutralization flaw in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary ESQL commands.
A high-severity improper-neutralization flaw (CWE-89) in IBM Financial Transaction Manager for Red Hat OpenShift that could permit unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary ESQL commands. The listed CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
ESQL injection vulnerability that can permit remote execution of arbitrary ESQL commands in IBM Financial Transaction Manager.
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