Medium severity · published Sep 23, 2026
CVE-2026-96651
Plex Media Server path traversal
6.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 builds a file path from the url parameter without checking it for ../ sequences, allowing path traversal via '/system/agents/media/get'. A remote attacker with a valid session token could read any file that the target user can access. This access includes the PlexOnlineToken, which grants control of the Plex account and server. A LAN-adjacent attacker with a client-supplied X-Forwarded-For header could exploit the same issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 57% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Media Server · Plex
before 1.43.3.10861 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96651
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96651
Release Notes
https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711
Third Party Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96651
Third Party Advisory
https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell
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