VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2020-5741
Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
KEVHIGH 7.2EPSS 72.9%
Does this matter?
Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 31 March 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.
Description
Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 72.94% probability · 99th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Listed 10 March 2023 · due 31 March 2023
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- plex/media server
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
CISA notes
Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://forums.plex.tv/t/security-regarding-cve-2020-5741/586819; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5741US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.