Exploited vulnerabilitiesBriefChecked against a primary source

Plex2Shell, Plex Media Server four-CVE chain (CVE-2026-96652 / -96654 / -96655 / -96656)

Fixed: 1.43.3.10861 (August 2026). PoC 16 Oct.

Disclosed

What happened

  • Fixed: 1.43.3.10861 (August 2026). PoC 16 Oct. Exploited 17 Oct. Plex said on 19 Oct that exploitation was “active and wide”.
  • KEV: 20 Oct 2026, confirmed on cisa.gov. Payloads: XMRig and a proxy backdoor.

Live scores

Live scores

CVE-2026-96652
EPSS
0.018
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS
0.967
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2026-10-20
Detection rule
None yet
EPSS (chance of attack)
100.1Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96652 EPSS over time2026-102026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
100.9Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96652 VEDAS over time2026-102026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.

Live scores

CVE-2026-96654
EPSS
0.019
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS
0.516
some exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2026-10-20
Detection rule
None yet
EPSS (chance of attack)
100.1Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96654 EPSS over time2026-102026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
100.9Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96654 VEDAS over time2026-102026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.

Live scores

CVE-2026-96655
EPSS
0.016
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS
0.986
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2026-10-20
Detection rule
Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
100.1Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96655 EPSS over time2026-102026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
100.9Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96655 VEDAS over time2026-102026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.

Live scores

CVE-2026-96656
EPSS
0.018
some chance of attack soon
VEDAS
0.985
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV
Yes, since 2026-10-20
Detection rule
Suricata
EPSS (chance of attack)
100.1Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96656 EPSS over time2026-102026-11-01
VEDAS (exploit evidence)
100.9Added to CISA KEV 2026-10-20CVE-2026-96656 VEDAS over time2026-102026-11-01

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.

Sources

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