PTC Windchill PDMLink/FlexPLM up to 13.1.3.0 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in PTC Windchill PDMLink and FlexPLM up to 13.1.3.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-12569. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in PTC Windchill PDMLink and FlexPLM up to 13.1.3.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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

The advisory is available at ptc.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-12569 since 06/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1991). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • PTC FlexPLM
  • PTC Windchill

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

06/18/2026 Advisory disclosed
06/18/2026 +0 days CVE reserved
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/18/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ptc.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-12569 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-12569
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-372122
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2026-1991 - PTC FlexPLM: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2026 07:24
Updated: 06/18/2026 11:33
Changes: 06/18/2026 07:24 (68), 06/18/2026 11:33 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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