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CVE-2020-5741

UNKNOWN
Published 2020-05-08T12:02:59.000Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.2
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.444
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 44.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.974
Higher than 97.4% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH

Description

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

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This vulnerability is actively being exploited in the wild

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Remediation Status

Overdue

Due Date

March 31, 2023

Added to KEV

March 10, 2023

Required Action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected Product

Vendor/Project: Plex
Product: Media Server

Ransomware Risk

Known Ransomware Use
KEV Catalog Version: 2025.01.24 Released: January 24, 2025

GitHub Security Advisories

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⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-53fh-qcq6-xwhv

Advisory Details

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

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 24, 2022, Modified: April 4, 2024

Social Media Intelligence

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1 post
Reddit 1 week, 4 days ago
technadu

300k+ Plex Media Servers still vulnerable to CVE-2025-34158 — why are so many users not patching? Censys reports that over **314,000 Plex Media Server instances** are still running vulnerable versions (1.41.7.x – 1.42.0.x), despite Plex urging users to update to v1.42.1.10060+. This flaw has a maximum CVSS score and can …

Also mentions: CVE-2025-34158

References

Published: 2020-05-08T12:02:59.000Z
Last Modified: 2025-07-28T19:44:37.453Z
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