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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-20953-oracle-agile-product-lifecycle-management-plm-deserialization  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-02-24. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-20953 · Severity: critical · CVSS 8.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-02-24

A deserialization vulnerability in the Export component of Oracle Agile PLM allows a low-privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise the system. Successful exploitation can lead to a complete takeover of the Oracle Agile PLM instance.

Vendors: [Oracle](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/oracle).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-20953 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2024-20953 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 24 February 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2024-20953?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 24 February 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 9.3.6.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-20953?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2024-20953 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-20953?** Check whether you run Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM). Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) 9.3.6

## Timeline

- 2024-02-16: disclosed: Initial NVD publication and Oracle advisory release.
- 2025-02-24: kev added: CISA added CVE-2024-20953 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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