---
id: CVE-2026-96655
title: >-
  Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows an authenticated user to request
  arbitrary internal or external addresses via the
  '/video/:/transcode/universal' path parameter.
summary: >-
  Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows an authenticated user to request
  arbitrary internal or external addresses via the
  '/video/:/transcode/universal' path parameter.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: Plex
product: Media Server
affected:
  - media_server < 1.43.3.10861
published: '2026-09-23'
updated: '2026-09-23'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-23T17:58:26.570'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96655'
references:
  - url: 'https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/711'
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/IT/white/2026/va-26-266-01.json
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-96655'
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: 'https://zmain.info/blog/plex2shell'
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-23T16:34:51.715177Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-23T16:27:22.661Z'
epss: 0.00199
epssPercentile: 0.08712
---

## Overview

Plex Media Server before 1.43.3.10861 allows an authenticated user to request arbitrary internal or external addresses via the '/video/:/transcode/universal' path parameter.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.