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CVE-2026-96652

medium

Description

Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows SSRF via '/player/timeline'. An attacker using any X-Plex-Token value can include a full URL in the 'protocol' parameter and force the Plex server to POST to the attacker's chosen destination.

References

https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96652

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2026/10/20/cisa-adds-six-known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

https://www.securityweek.com/plex2shell-exploit-chain-weaponized-against-plex-servers-hours-after-disclosure/

https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/hackers-exploit-plex2shell-flaws-to.html

https://github.com/TheGlitchFixer/plex2shell-check

https://github.com/ChrisLPJones/plex2shell-check

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-96652

https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-85367

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-09-23

Updated: 2026-10-21

Named Vulnerability: Plex2ShellKnown Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01821

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