Plex vulnerabilities
- Plex has 10 CVE records published between 28 Oct 2023 and 28 Oct 2026, ranking #279 of 420 vendors on this site by that count.
- Of the 10 with a CVSS score, 5 (50%) are rated critical or high; 0 (0% of all) have no CVSS score.
- 5 vulnerabilities attributed to Plex are listed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog; the most recent, CVE-2026-96652, was added on 20 Oct 2026.
- None of them is marked as known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
- For the 5 KEV entries with a published CVE record, the median time from CVE publication to KEV listing is 27 days.
Records are attributed to Plex from the vendor named in the source records. About the data.
CVE records per year
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| Year | CVE records |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 9 |
2026 is partial (through 28 Oct 2026), shown in a lighter bar.
| Year | Records | Critical | High | Critical or high | Not scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 44.4% | 0% |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 100% | 0% |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
Source: CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026. About the data.
Exploited vulnerabilities in CISA's KEV catalog
| CVE | Product | Name | Added | Ransomware |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-96652 | Media Server | Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability | 2026-10-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2026-96654 | Media Server | Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page Vulnerability | 2026-10-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2026-96655 | Media Server | Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability | 2026-10-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2026-96656 | Media Server | Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability | 2026-10-20 | Unknown |
| CVE-2020-5741 | Media Server | Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 2023-03-10 | Unknown |
Source: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.
Highest exploit-prediction scores (EPSS)
EPSS estimates the probability that a vulnerability is exploited in the next 30 days. These are the 10 highest-scoring Plex records today.
| CVE | EPSS | Percentile | Severity | In KEV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2020-5741 | 72.9% | 99.5% | High | Yes |
| CVE-2026-96654 | 1.9% | 80.1% | Medium | Yes |
| CVE-2026-96652 | 1.8% | 78.7% | Medium | Yes |
| CVE-2026-96656 | 1.8% | 78.2% | High | Yes |
| CVE-2026-96655 | 1.6% | 76.2% | Medium | Yes |
| CVE-2026-96651 | 0.8% | 57.3% | High | No |
| CVE-2025-34158 | 0.6% | 48.4% | High | No |
| CVE-2025-69416 | 0.3% | 22.4% | Medium | No |
| CVE-2025-69417 | 0.3% | 22.4% | Medium | No |
| CVE-2025-69415 | 0.3% | 20.8% | High | No |
Source: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS), v2026.06.15, as of 28 Oct 2026; CVE List V5 (CVE Program), cve_2026-10-28_0000Z, as of 28 Oct 2026; CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, 2026.10.27, as of 27 Oct 2026. About the data.