Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windchill PDMlink
CVE-2026-12569
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
CISA KEV
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
Deserialization
CVSS Base Score
9.3
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:2.26%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-20 ↗CWE-20 Improper input validation
CWE-502 ↗CWE-502 Deserialization of untrusted data
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| PTC | Windchill PDMLink | 0 <= 11.0 M030 (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 (affected) |
| PTC | FlexPLM | 0 <= 11.0 M030 (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 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
EPSS Score
2.263%
GitHub Advisory
Vulnerability Class
Deserialization
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | PTC Inc. · Vendor · USA |
| Reserved | 2026-06-18T00:02:58 |
| Published | 2026-06-18T00:11:35 |
| Last Updated | 2026-08-01T03:55:29 |
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