Vendor
Plex: actively exploited vulnerabilities
5 vulnerabilities in Plex products are listed in CISA’s catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities. Latest addition on October 20, 2026: CVE-2026-96656 (Media Server).
- 5 exploited vulnerabilities in the catalog
- 4 added in the last 12 months
- 0 used by ransomware
- 1 product affected
Affected products
- Media Server5
All exploited vulnerabilities
CISA KEV catalog, newest first: each entry corresponds to observed exploitation.
2026 4 vulnerabilities
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Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability
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Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
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Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page Vulnerability
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Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
2023 1 vulnerability
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CVE-2020-5741Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
What to do
If your estate includes any of these products, make sure the vendor’s patches are applied, starting with the most recent vulnerabilities and those used by ransomware, then look for signs of compromise: an exploited vulnerability has often been used before it was fixed.
Additions from all vendors are tracked on the Actively exploited vulnerabilities page, updated several times a day. Sources: CISA KEV catalog (US public domain) and CERT-FR.