CVE-2026-96652

Plex Media Server SSRF

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.

Affected

Plex · Media Server

CVSS v4.0 CNA

5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/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

CVSS v3.1 CNA

4.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 12th percentile

Published

2026-09-23

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• BoredHackerBlog/plex2shell_pcap0★ · 2026-10-17

Security advisories

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266…
• https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96652
• https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell
• https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-38831
• CVE-2026-34908
• CVE-2026-34909
• CVE-2026-34910
• CVE-2026-63077
• CVE-2026-96654