CVE-2024-20953 Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Deserialization

Exploited in the wild High 8.8 Published 17 Feb 2024 Updated 21 Oct 2025

A low-privileged attacker can exploit a deserialization flaw in Oracle Agile PLM to achieve full system takeover.

Exploited in the wild: Since 24 Feb 2025
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-20953?

CVE-2024-20953 is a high-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management, published on 17 Feb 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in the Oracle Agile PLM product of Oracle Supply Chain (component: Export). The supported version that is affected is 9.3.6. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle Agile PLM. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in takeover of Oracle Agile PLM. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 8.8 (Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Weakness: CWE-502

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20953?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 17 Mar 2025.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2024-20953 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2024-20953 in the wild since at least 24 Feb 2025.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-f4jc-jxp8-5pv7.