CVE-2025-34158
What it is
Plex Media Server (PMS) 1.41.7.x through 1.42.0.x before 1.42.1 is affected by incorrect resource transfer between spheres because /myplex/account provides the credentials of the server owner (and a /api/resources call reveals other servers accessible by that server owner).
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure.
- Exploit odds
- 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.
Timeline
- ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.5 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-669
- Record status
- Deferred
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 8.5
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Is it in your code?
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References
- https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-security-update/928341
- https://github.com/lufinkey/vulnerability-research/blob/main/CVE-2025-34158/README.md
- https://github.com/lufinkey/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2025-34158
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/plex-warns-users-to-patch-security-vulnerability-immediately/
- https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/
- https://www.runzero.com/blog/plex/
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/250294
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/plex-media-server-unspecified