Exploitation evidence
Known exploited · CISA KEV listed
Added 2026-06-25. Ransomware campaign use: Known.
CISA required action: Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA due date: 2026-06-28. This is the catalog’s deadline, not an assessment of your organization’s exposure.
KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗Reported products and versions
PTC / Windchill PDMLink
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 0 to ≤ 11.0 M030 (semver)
- affected: 11.1 M020
- affected: 11.2.1.0
- affected: 12.0.2.0
- affected: 12.1.2.0
- affected: 13.0.2.0
- affected: 13.1.0.0
- affected: 13.1.1.0
- affected: 13.1.2.0
- affected: 13.1.3.0
PTC / FlexPLM
Default status: unaffected
- affected: 0 to ≤ 11.0 M030 (semver)
- affected: 11.1 M020
- affected: 11.2.1.0
- affected: 12.0.0.0
- affected: 12.0.2.0
- affected: 12.1.2.0
- affected: 12.1.3.0
- affected: 13.0.2.0
- affected: 13.0.3.0
Fixes and workarounds
No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.
Sources and related reporting
Observed change timeline
History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.
12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated
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