CVE-2026-96656: media server before 1.43.0.10861 (exclusive); +1 more affected products

CVE-2026-96656. CVSS 3.1 base score 7.2 (HIGH, Source advisory). EPSS 0.00396 (percentile 0.32308), scored 19-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

media server · before 1.43.0.10861 (exclusive)
plex

Media Server · 0 to before 1.43.3.10861
Plex

Description’s affected range: before 1.43.3.10861

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (Source advisory, CVSS 4.0): Network (remote) · High privileges required · No user interaction required

What an attacker can do

An admin user can write arbitrary files that may be executed on load. Source advisory’s CVSS 4.0 assessment (base score 8.6/10) rates confidentiality, integrity and availability impact as high.

Published 20-Oct-2026 06:07 UTC

CWE: CWE-73
CCR priority: 28.9 /100 (P4)
CVSS 3.1: 7.2 /10 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · Source advisory
EPSS: 0.00396 · percentile 0.32308 · 2026-10-19
KEV: no

Provenance

NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-20 06:07:28.446637+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2026-96656.html