VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2020-5741

unknown KEV
Published 2023-03-10 · Modified 2023-03-10
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
1.5

Description

Plex Media Server contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows an attacker with access to the server administrator's Plex account to upload a malicious file via the Camera Upload feature and have the media server execute it.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Plex
Product
Media Server
Due date
2023-03-31

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://forums.plex.tv/t/security-regarding-cve-2020-5741/586819; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5741

Exploits

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.