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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2026-96651 EUVD-2026-85366GHSA-x3g5-jwm4-93w7

Plex Media Server path traversal

Published Sep 23, 2026 · Updated Sep 23, 2026 · Assigned by cisa-cg

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Plex Media Server < 1.43.3.10861 1.43.3.10861

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