CVE-2026-4681 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting PTC Windchill PDMLink and PTC FlexPLM. The flaw is described as arising from deserialization of untrusted data and has also been classified by the vendor and CISA as a code injection issue. Successful exploitation can allow arbitrary code execution on the affected application server. Public reporting and vendor guidance indicate exploitation activity would involve specially crafted requests reaching vulnerable Windchill gateway or JSP handling paths, after which an attacker may stage server-side components to execute commands or read files. Affected versions include 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, and 13.1.3.0, and 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, and 13.0.3.0.
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An earlier critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting the same PTC Windchill and FlexPLM products, mentioned for comparison/background; the content states there is no known exploitation.
A previously mentioned critical vulnerability affecting the same PTC Windchill product family, referenced only as background context.
A similar critical Windchill and FlexPLM vulnerability mentioned only as background comparison to the main flaw.
A code injection vulnerability in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM that also allowed remote code execution; the article references possible in-the-wild exploitation based on indicators of compromise, but notes exploitation was not confirmed in the advisory.
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