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Home PlexCVE-2020-5741

High

7.2CVSS

CVE-2020-5741

Vendor:Plex

Published: 8 May 2020

Updated 5mo ago

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Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a remote, authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization CWE-502 · Insecure Deserialization

Metadata

Primary Vendor: PLEX
Published: 5/8/2020
Last Modified: 10/31/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

plex : media_server

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

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Related reading

Use CWE-502, Plex vendor hub and Media Server product page to widen CVE-2020-5741 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.

Compare it with CVE-2018-13415, CVE-2020-5742 and CVE-2019-19141 for nearby disclosures in the same product family.