Plex Media Server URL injection (Plex Media Server)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.95 % · percentile 80 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- cisa-cg
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 does not correctly neutralize URL values included in 'searchOne,' allowing an attacker to call other plugins' functions and supply their own parameters.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-84 — Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page
References
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96654
- https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json
- https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-96654
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | cisa-cg |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | cisa-cg |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N | NVD · 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-85368
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-96654
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:plex:media_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 1.43.3.10861
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Plex · Media Server | affected 0 < 1.43.3.10861 ; unaffected 1.43.3.10861 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities | CC0 1.0 |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |