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Plex Urges Immediate Updates After Patching Multiple Undisclosed Security Flaws

Plex patched multiple undisclosed flaws in Media Server 1.43.3 and Desktop 1.115.0, urging all users to update immediately.

Plex released fixes in Plex Media Server 1.43.3 and Plex Desktop 1.115.0 for multiple undisclosed security flaws, with CVE identifiers requested and details not yet published. Censys data shows more than 360,000 devices expose the Plex Media Server web interface. Past Plex flaws saw real exploitation, including CVE-2020-5741 (CVSS 7.2), used to implant a keylogger on a LastPass employee's home computer during the 2022 breach, and CVE-2025-34158 (CVSS 8.5), an authentication bug patched in August 2025.

The Hacker News·Sep 4, 07:35 UTC · 12d agoVulnerabilityCVE-2025-34158CVE-2020-5741

PlexTrac Plex AI helps offensive security teams write reports

Help Net Security·May 22, 00:00 UTC · May 22, 2024Vulnerability

Over 36,000 exposed Plex servers vulnerable to recent flaws

Over 36,000 internet-exposed Plex Media Server instances remain unpatched against recently disclosed vulnerabilities, leaving them open to attack.

BleepingComputer reports that more than 36,000 Plex Media Server instances exposed to the internet have not yet applied patches for multiple recently disclosed security vulnerabilities. These unpatched, publicly reachable servers remain vulnerable to attacks until administrators install the available updates. The report underscores slow patch adoption for internet-facing media server software.

BleepingComputer·Sep 9, 10:11 UTC · 7d agoVulnerability

New DDoS attack vector discovered in DCCP protocol

The Record·Nov 17, 00:00 UTC · Nov 17, 2022Vulnerability