CVE-2026-96656
7.2 Élevée Exploitée activementCatalogue CISA KEV — Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path Vulnerability
Ajoutée le 20/10/2026 · Échéance de correction (agences US) : 23/10/2026
Action requise : Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
Description
Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows an admin user to write arbitrary files that may be executed on load. The preference TranscoderH264Options is appended verbatim to x264's option string on every transcode. At startup, all .so files are run without signature, execute bit, or symbol checks.
Produits concernés
Scores CVSS
| Version | Score | Source | Vecteur |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.6 Élevée | 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| 3.1 | 7.2 Élevée | 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Faiblesses (CWE)
Références
- https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711 Release Notes
- 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-2026-96656 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell Third Party Advisory
- https://www.boredhackerblog.info/2026/10/plex-vulnerabilities-being-exploited-in.html Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-96656 US Government Resource