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GHSA-JFRX-FMG3-3P8M

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-03-24 00:30 – Updated: 2026-03-24 00:30

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A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been reported in PTC Windchill and PTC FlexPLM. The vulnerability may be exploited through the deserialization of untrusted data.

This issue affects Windchill PDMLink: 11.0 M030, 11.1 M020, 11.2.1.0, 12.0.2.0, 12.1.2.0, 13.0.2.0, 13.1.0.0, 13.1.1.0, 13.1.2.0, 13.1.3.0; FlexPLM: 11.0 M030, 11.1 M020, 11.2.1.0, 12.0.0.0, 12.0.2.0, 12.0.3.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, 13.0.2.0, 13.0.3.0.

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/RE:M/U:Red

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  "modified": "2026-03-24T00:30:25Z",
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CVE-2026-4681 (GCVE-0-2026-4681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-03-23 21:48 – Updated: 2026-03-24 14:49

Title

Critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability reported in Windchill

Summary

A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been reported in PTC Windchill and PTC FlexPLM. The vulnerability may be exploited through the deserialization of untrusted data. This issue affects Windchill PDMLink: 11.0 M030, 11.1 M020, 11.2.1.0, 12.0.2.0, 12.1.2.0, 13.0.2.0, 13.1.0.0, 13.1.1.0, 13.1.2.0, 13.1.3.0; FlexPLM: 11.0 M030, 11.1 M020, 11.2.1.0, 12.0.0.0, 12.0.2.0, 12.0.3.0, 12.1.2.0, 12.1.3.0, 13.0.2.0, 13.0.3.0.

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/RE:M/U:Red

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

PTC

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://www.ptc.com/en/about/trust-center/advisor…	vendor-advisorymitigation

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
PTC	Windchill PDMLink	Affected: 11.0 M030 (semver) Affected: 11.1 M020 (semver) Affected: 11.2.1.0 (semver) Affected: 12.0.2.0 (semver) Affected: 12.1.2.0 (semver) Affected: 13.0.2.0 (semver) Affected: 13.1.0.0 Affected: 13.1.1.0 Affected: 13.1.2.0 Affected: 13.1.3.0
PTC	FlexPLM	Affected: 11.0 M030 Affected: 11.1 M020 Affected: 11.2.1.0 Affected: 12.0.0.0 Affected: 12.0.2.0 Affected: 12.0.3.0 Affected: 12.1.2.0 Affected: 12.1.3.0 Affected: 13.0.2.0 Affected: 13.0.3.0

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CVE-2026-4681 (GCVE-0-2026-4681)

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