High severity · published May 8, 2020
CVE-2020-5741
Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
In wildKEV
7.2
CVSS
72.8%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)72.8% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Mar 10, 2023
Federal remediation dueMar 31, 2023
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PM
Plex Media Server (Windows) ·
Versions prior to 1.19.3 · source: vendor
MS
Media Server · Plex
before 1.19.3 · source: NVD, KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5741
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32
x_refsource_MISC
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.html