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CVE-2026-12569

Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windchill PDMlink

PTC / Windchill PDMLink · 0 to <= 11.0 M030

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Severity
CVSS 9.3 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
30.2%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

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What it is

CVE-2026-12569 is an unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Windchill PDMlink. A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been reported in PTC Windchill PDMlink and PTC FlexPLM. The...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed.

Who is affected?

PTC / Windchill PDMLink 0 to <= 11.0 m030.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

A critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability has been reported in PTC Windchill PDMlink and PTC FlexPLM

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

Vendor Product Affected Status
PTC Windchill PDMLink Through 11.0 M030 Affected
PTC Windchill PDMLink 11.1 M020 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
PTC FlexPLM Through 11.0 M030 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 11.1 M020 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 11.2.1.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 12.0.0.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 12.0.2.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 12.1.2.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 12.1.3.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 13.0.2.0 Affected
PTC FlexPLM 13.0.3.0 Affected
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Published
18 Jun 2026
Exploitation Reported
25 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12569
  • Vendor Advisory — ptc.com ptc.com · Vendor Advisory https://www.ptc.com/en/support/article/CS473270

Exploitation evidence

Why KEV Intelligence marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CISA

Recorded 25 Jun 2026

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
CISA First 2026-06-25 00:00 UTC
CVE 2026-06-25 20:10 UTC
All CISA Advisories 2026-06-25 21:20 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No KEV Intelligence virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v4.0

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/U:Red

EPSS

30.2%

Weaknesses

Improper Input Validation CWE-20 Deserialization of Untrusted Data CWE-502

Recent mention · All CISA Advisories

CISA Adds Two Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog

CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation.   CVE-2026-12569 PTC Windchill and FlexPLM Improper Input Validation Vulnerability CVE-2026-20230 Cisco Unified Communications Manager...

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Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. KEV confirmed by All CISA Advisories

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  2. KEV confirmed by CVE

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  4. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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GET /api/v2/pro/kevs/CVE-2026-12569

Free JSON includes basic KEV fields 
{
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-12569",
  "confidence": "Confirmed",
  "cvss_score": 9.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.30198,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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