# CVE-2026-96652: Plex Media Server SSRF

> CVE-2026-96652: Plex Media Server SSRF. CVSS 4.3 (CVSS 3.1), in CISA KEV.

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96652
Last updated: 2026-10-21T13:09:44Z

- Published: 2026-09-23 16:06 UTC · Updated: 2026-10-21 13:09 UTC · Assigner: cisa-cg
- CVSS: 4.3 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS: 1.8%, 79th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: yes, added 2026-10-20, federal due date 2026-11-03, ransomware use: Unknown
- CWE: CWE-918

## 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.

## CISA 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.

## Affected vendors and products

- Plex: Media Server

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96652)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96652)
- [https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf\_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json)
- [https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96652](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96652)
- [https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell](https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96652 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-96652.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-96652 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T02:17:00.216Z