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Vulnerability · CVE-2020-5741

Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 8, 2020 · catalog updated Jun 16, 2026 · Plex Media Server

Patch now

CVE-2020-5741 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 31, 2023. Confirm Plex Media Server against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
High7.2
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
72.94%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
cpe plex/media server · vendor Plex Media Server

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.

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  • cpe plex/media serverversion unspecified
  • vendor Plex Media Serverversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2020-5741

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2020-5741 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Mar 31, 2023. Confirm Plex Media Server against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply updates per vendor instructions.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data. EPSS 72.94%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 8, 2020 · Catalog

    Detected

    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.

  2. Mar 10, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  3. Mar 31, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Remediation due

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

  4. Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-5741

    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.gov
  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-5741

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2020-5741

    30-day exploitation probability 72.9%

    first.org
  • Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_windows/http/plex_unpickle_dict_rce

    Public module reference (normal). Module source is not copied into this catalog.

    rapid7.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2020-5741

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

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-5741

    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.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.