CVE-2026-96654
Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 does not correctly neutralize URL values included in 'searchOne,' allowing an attacker to call other plugins' functions and supply their own parameters.
do firstUpgrade to a fixed release: 1.43.3.10861.
Can a WAF block it? Partly. The attack involves manipulating URL parameters in an HTTP request to call other plugins' functions with attacker-supplied parameters. This unusual use of the 'searchOne' parameter could be detected by a WAF looking for unexpected function call patterns in URL values, but some legitimate requests might also contain complex URLs, so filtering is only partly reliable. A custom WAF rule can filter URL values in the 'searchOne' parameter containing function calls to other plugins, but attackers can vary the request. No tracked WAF vendor has published a rule for this CVE yet.
What a custom rule would match: URL values in the 'searchOne' parameter containing function calls to other plugins
Also consider: patch · custom WAF rule
Based on an AI reading of the CVE description, and no vendor rule found yet. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.
Is CVE-2026-96654 being exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-96654 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.
How severe is CVE-2026-96654?
CVE-2026-96654 is rated Medium with a CVSS score of 6.5. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-96654?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-96654. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-96654 affect?
CVE-2026-96654 affects plex:media_server. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
- affected< 1.43.3.10861
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.
cisa ssvc
- exploitation
- active
- automatable
- yes
- technical impact
- partial
Assessed by CISA 20 Oct 2026 (SSVC 2.0.3).
timeline
- 23 Sept 2026Published
- 20 Oct 2026Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild) · 26 days later
- 20 Oct 2026CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active · same day later
- 21 Oct 2026CVE record last updated · 1 day later
- 23 Oct 2026CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies) · 2 days later
- 2 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com · 11 days later
- Advisoryraw.githubusercontent.com /cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json
- Advisoryzmain.info /blog/plex2shell
- Linkcve.org /CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96654
- Linkforums.plex.tv /t/plex-media-server/30447/711
- Linkcisa.gov /known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-96654
sources
- CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
- NVD: CVSS and CPE data
- CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
- CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
- FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
- Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.