cve-2026-96654

MEDIUM CVSS 6.9 vulnrichment
Description

Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 does not correctly neutralize URL values included in 'searchOne,' allowing an attacker to call other plugins' functions and supply their own parameters.

Timeline
Published
2026-09-23 16:06 UTC
Last Modified
2026-09-23
CVSS Details
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
Affected Products
  • Plex Media Server
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-84
SSVC (CISA Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization) CISA Coordinator v2.0.3
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Decision timestamp
2026-09-23T16:34:40.471558Z

What is SSVC? — CISA's vulnerability-prioritisation framework using a decision tree rather than a single score.

References
Linked Vulnerabilities

No linked vulnerabilities found.

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