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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
VLAI?
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
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
PTC
References
Impacted 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
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    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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