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CVE-2026-96652

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.

CVSS 4.3 (MEDIUM) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
4.1/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
7.7/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 4.3: +0.64
  • Fresh EPSS: 11.89%: +0.06

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 12 documents and public datasets.

Hype components

Headline sample (25%)
20/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
60/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL41/100

Sources and documents

Howl.link
Press · 21 Oct 2026, 20:10 · CISA Warns of Active Exploitation of Plex2Shell and Other Flaws · cyber.hendryadrian.com - Howl.link
SecNews.gr
Press · 21 Oct 2026, 10:19 · CISA: Patches for Plex2Shell, Siemens and SiteGuard vulnerabilities - SecNews.gr
The Hacker News
Press · 21 Oct 2026, 07:00 · CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws - The Hacker News
Howl.link
Press · 21 Oct 2026, 06:08 · CISA Adds Six Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities to KEV Catalog · cyber.hendryadrian.com - Howl.link
SecNews.gr
Press · 21 Oct 2026, 05:01 · Plex2Shell: CISA Deadlines for Plex Media Server - SecNews.gr
See all 12 source documents
BetaNews
Press · 20 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Plex confirms active exploitation of unpatched media servers and publishes four CVEs - BetaNews
SecNews.gr
Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Plex Media Server: Hackers Install Cryptominers Through Chain of Vulnerabilities - SecNews.gr
The Hacker News
Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor - The Hacker News
Gizmodo
Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Your Plex Server Could Be Mining Crypto for Hackers - Gizmodo
SecurityWeek
Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Plex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After Disclosure - SecurityWeek
CyberSecurityNews
Press · 19 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Hackers Exploiting Plex Vulnerabilities in the Wild to Deploy Cryptominer Malware - CyberSecurityNews
| Cord Cutters News
Press · 18 Oct 2026, 07:00 · Plex Media Server Owners Urged to Update Immediately After In-the-Wild Exploitation of Older Installations Turns Your Computer Into a Zombie - | Cord Cutters News

Score evolution

● Hype   ● Reality

Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.

First record: hype 4.1 · reality 7.7 (2026-11-02 15:14). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

1

Public exploit entries / repo candidates

See 1 repos with metrics
RepositoryStarsForksLanguageUpdated
basesixtythree/B63-POC-CVE-2026-9665200Python22 Oct 2026, 14:00
Evidence context and dated references

Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.

Evidence in context

Confidence in exploitation evidence
Exploitation recorded
Priority basis
Recorded exploitation; CVSS 4.3; EPSS 11.9%
Attention, last 30 days
12 distinct story titles; 12 press documents; 1 publisher domains.
Technical potential
network access, low privileges, no user interaction.
Observed activity
Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
Known scale
Not quantified.
Evidence confidence basis
Trusted exploitation confirmation

Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 14:00:33.749271+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
Published
23 Sep 2026, 16:06
First press mention
18 Oct 2026, 07:00
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
20 Oct 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
21 Oct 2026, 20:10
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 14:00
PoCs on GitHub
1 repositories