Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-12569

PTC Windchill and FlexPLM Improper Input Validation Vulnerability

Actively exploited (CISA KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns Critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1

Description

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

Description as published by the source, in English.

Key facts

Published
2026-06-18
Last modified
2026-08-01
Assigned by
0b655efc-079c-4cb9-9e8d-164871239f4e
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored by
nvd@nist.gov (NVD Primary)
Probability of exploitation
30.2 % higher than 98 % of all known vulnerabilities
EPSS, next 30 days, model v2026.06.15
Fix available
Not registered in the sources

Actively exploited

CISA added this vulnerability to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue on 2026-06-25, with a remediation deadline of 2026-06-28 for US federal agencies.

Required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Affected products

Vendor Product Versions Status
Ptc Flexplm ≤ 11.0m030 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 11.1m020 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 11.2.1.0 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 12.0.0.0 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 12.0.2.0 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 12.1.3.0 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 13.0.2.0 Affected
Ptc Flexplm 13.0.3.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink < 11.0m030 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 11.0m030 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 11.1m020 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 11.2.1.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 12.0.2.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 12.1.2.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 13.0.2.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 13.1.0.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 13.1.1.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 13.1.2.0 Affected
Ptc Windchill Pdmlink 13.1.3.0 Affected

Weakness type

Attack techniques

Derived through the weakness type: CVE to CWE to CAPEC to ATT&CK. This shows which techniques the weakness class is historically used for. It does not assert that this vulnerability has been exploited that way.

  • T1027: Obfuscated Files or Information stealth
  • T1036.001: Invalid Code Signature stealth
  • T1539: Steal Web Session Cookie credential-access
  • T1553.002: Code Signing defense-impairment
  • T1574.006: Dynamic Linker Hijacking stealth, execution
  • T1574.007: Path Interception by PATH Environment Variable stealth, execution

References

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