CVE-2026-96652Vulnerability
Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability
Reported by 4 independent sources · first reported by SecurityWeek · last reported
Last reported 3 days ago
Fix due 3 Nov 2026
Used by ransomware: not knownCISA KEV catalogue
higher than 38% of CVEsFIRST EPSS, as of 23 Oct 2026
What the reports say
5 reports, newest first · the exact sentence from each-
CISA Orders Federal Agencies to Patch Exploited Plex2Shell, Siemens, and SiteGuard Flaws“CVE-2026-96652 (CVSS score: 5.3) - Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability”
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CISA Adds Six Known Exploited Vulnerabilities to Catalog“CVE-2026-96652 Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) Vulnerability”
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Plex2Shell Exploit Used to Turn Vulnerable Plex Servers Into Crypto Miners“The chain combines four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server: CVE-2026-96652, CVE-2026-96654, CVE-2026-96655, and CVE-2026-96656.”
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Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor“CVE-2026-96652 (CVSS score: 5.3) - An unauthenticated server-side request forgery (SSRF) stemming via the "/player/timeline" endpoint by taking advantage of the fact that the "protocol" parameter is inserted into a programmatically-constructed player URL with no validation, allow…”
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Plex2Shell Exploit Chain Weaponized Against Plex Servers Hours After Disclosure“Tracked as CVE-2026-96652, CVE-2026-96654, CVE-2026-96655 and CVE-2026-96656, the flaws can be combined to run arbitrary code on an exposed server without valid credentials.”
Indicators reported together
named in the same reports- 217.60.194[.]116in 1 report
- ota.proxystream[.]stin 1 report
- zmain[.]comin 1 report
- 91.92.40[.]202in 1 report
- 176.65.139[.]228in 1 report
- 45.194.92[.]222in 1 report
- global.relay.proxystream[.]stin 1 report
Copy these 7 indicators · defanged
Also named with it: CVE-2026-96654, CVE-2026-96655, CVE-2026-96656, CVE-2026-106931, CVE-2026-110936, CVE-2026-96651
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