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Hackers exploit critical PTC Windchill PLM software flaw
Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability recently patched in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM, two product lifecycle management solutions used by organizations across a range of industries, including defense, aerospace, automotive…
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Hackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM, two product lifecycle management solutions used across defense, aerospace, automotive, medical, electronics, industrial machinery, and consumer goods industries. The flaw, CVE‑2026‑12569, is an unsafe deserialization bug in the Windchill PDMLink component that allows remote code execution and is rated 9.3 on the CVSS scale. PTC notified customers on June 17 and released patches for Windchill versions 13.1.1, 13.0.2, 12.1.2, 12.0.2, 11.2.1, 11.1 M020, and 11.0 M030, along with indicators of compromise. The company has updated its advisory to warn that threat activity has increased.
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