{"id":"CVE-2020-5741","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2020-5741","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T17:26:23.980Z","title":"Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.","published":"2020-05-08T13:15:11.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:22:09.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"vulnreport@tenable.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.2,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-502"],"affected":["plex/media server"],"epss":{"score":0.72936,"percentile":0.99451,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-03-10","dueDate":"2023-03-31","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply updates per vendor instructions.\nhttps://forums.plex.tv/t/security-regarding-cve-2020-5741/586819; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2020-5741","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}