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CVE-2026-96652

Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability

UrgentCVSS 5.3 v4.0Exploited

Why this priority

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Generic watch priority computed by public, versioned rules. It does not know your assets. See the glossary

  • Présent dans le catalogue CISA KEV (exploitation confirmée)

Description

Plex Media Server contains a server-side request forgery (SSRF) vulnerability which could allow an attacker using any X-Plex-Token value to include a full URL in the 'protocol' parameter and force the Plex server to POST to the attacker's chosen destination. This vulnerability can be chained with CVE-2026-96654, CVE-2026-96655, and CVE-2026-96656.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
PlexMedia Server
  • before 1.43.3.10861

Revision history

  1. Revision 2

    Update : Affected versions changed

  2. Revision 1

    New record

Qualification

CVSS severity
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Technical severity score between 0 and 10, with its version (3.1, 4.0). See the glossary

5.3 MEDIUM CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
KEV catalog
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CISA catalog of vulnerabilities with confirmed exploitation. Absence from the catalog does not prove absence of exploitation. See the glossary

Listed
Exploitation
Confirmed
EPSS probability
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Probability, between 0 and 1, that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days, published daily by FIRST. Always dated. See the glossary

Unknown
Confidence
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Quality of the sources behind the record. It is not a risk score. See the glossary

High

Priority rules, version 1

CISA KEV catalog

Added on
20 October 2026
Federal due date
3 November 2026
Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Ransomware use
Unknown

Record

Published on
23 September 2026
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-918

Sources

References

CVE-2026-96652 Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability · Avanguard TACTIC