CVE-2026-96652

Plex Media Server SSRF

5.3 MediumIn KEVPublic exploit

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

11.9%Up 11.7 points since Sep 24, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.3

Plex Media Server SSRF

Record: CVE-2026-96652
CVSS 4.0: 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
CVSS 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-85367 5.3

Record: EUVD-2026-85367
CVSS 4.0: 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
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5p7w-r379-3c2m 5.3

Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows SSRF via '/player/timeline'. An attacker using any X...

Record: GHSA-5p7w-r379-3c2m
CVSS 4.0: 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 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

CISA KEV No score

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

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.

Record: CVE-2026-96652
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.3

Record: CVE-2026-96652
CVSS 4.0: 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 3.1: 4.3 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-918
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

plex media server

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	gmh5225/plex2shell	2026-10-17
PoC in GitHub	code-zm/plex2shell	2026-10-18
PoC in GitHub	ChrisLPJones/plex2shell-check	2026-10-20
PoC in GitHub	w116tjb/plex2shell-windows-hunt	2026-10-21
PoC in GitHub	basesixtythree/B63-POC-CVE-2026-96652	2026-10-22
PoC in GitHub	TheGlitchFixer/plex2shell-check	2026-10-24
PoC in GitHub	akaihigurashi/plex2scan	2026-10-27
Nuclei	Plex Media Server < 1.43.3.10861 - Unauthenticated SSRF via Companion Protocol (plex2shell)

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	exploitation, exploits
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, Nuclei, NVD, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-96652 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Plex Media Server, published September 23, 2026. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since October 20, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since October 20, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 11.9%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.