CVE-2026-4681 (GCVE-0-2026-4681)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-23 21:48
Modified
2026-03-24 14:49
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
PTC Windchill PDMLink Version: 11.0 M030   
Version: 11.1 M020   
Version: 11.2.1.0   
Version: 12.0.2.0   
Version: 12.1.2.0   
Version: 13.0.2.0   
Version: 13.1.0.0
Version: 13.1.1.0
Version: 13.1.2.0
Version: 13.1.3.0
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   PTC FlexPLM Version: 11.0 M030
Version: 11.1 M020
Version: 11.2.1.0
Version: 12.0.0.0
Version: 12.0.2.0
Version: 12.0.3.0
Version: 12.1.2.0
Version: 12.1.3.0
Version: 13.0.2.0
Version: 13.0.3.0
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