CVE-2026-12569 (GCVE-0-2026-12569)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-18 00:11 – Updated: 2026-06-30 17:34
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Title
Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windchill PDMlink
Summary
A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been reported in PTC Windchill PDMlink and PTC FlexPLM. The vulnerability may be exploited through the deserialization of untrusted data.  * This advisory also applies to all CPS versions * The identified vulnerability also impacts Windchill and FlexPLM releases prior to 11.0 M030
Severity ?
9.3 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/AU:Y/R:U/V:C/U:Red
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper input validation
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of untrusted data
Assigner
PTC
References
https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS473270 vendor-advisorymitigationpermissions-required
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PTC Windchill PDMLink Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.0 M030 (semver)
Affected: 11.1 M020
Affected: 11.2.1.0
Affected: 12.0.2.0
Affected: 12.1.2.0
Affected: 13.0.2.0
Affected: 13.1.0.0
Affected: 13.1.1.0
Affected: 13.1.2.0
Affected: 13.1.3.0
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    PTC FlexPLM Affected: 0 , ≤ 11.0 M030 (semver)
Affected: 11.1 M020
Affected: 11.2.1.0
Affected: 12.0.0.0
Affected: 12.0.2.0
Affected: 12.1.2.0
Affected: 12.1.3.0
Affected: 13.0.2.0
Affected: 13.0.3.0
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