PTC Windchill Vulnerability: Why Your Product Blueprints Are at Risk

A company can lose its most valuable product plans without a broken lock, an encrypted laptop, or an obvious warning on the screen. The first clear sign may be an extortion email claiming the files are already gone. This episode of Plaintext with Rich explains the attacks disclosed against PTC Windchill and FlexPLM, two product lifecycle management platforms that can hold designs, bills of materials, manufacturing instructions, supplier details, and launch plans. Rich breaks down CVE-2026-125...