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CVE-2026-96654: Plex Media Server · Encoded URI Scheme XSS

Affects Plex Media ServerSource CVE Database V5

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Exploited in the wild · KEV due 23 Oct 2026 · 1% EPSS : upgrade to 1.43.3.10861 now.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
6.9Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else. Other KEV due dates
EPSS
1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 80% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 1.43.3.10861
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 27 days after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) U.S. Civilian Government

    , 1 hour before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 27 minutes after disclosure

  4. , 27 days after disclosure

  5. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 30 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 7 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Plex Media Server to 1.43.3.10861.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
PlexMedia ServerAffected
  • <1.43.3.10861
Fixed in
  • 1.43.3.10861

Description

CVE-2026-96654 is a vulnerability in Plex Media Server versions before 1.43.3.10861 where improper neutralization of encoded URI schemes in the 'searchOne' parameter allows attackers to invoke other plugins' functions with arbitrary parameters. This flaw can be exploited remotely without authentication and has been confirmed exploited in the wild. The issue is fixed in version 1.43.3.10861.

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