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    CVE-2020-5741

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

    Published:May 8, 2020
    Last Modified:Oct 31, 2025
    EPS:May 8, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.46954
    CVSS Score:7.2

    CISA Notification

    Description

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

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Mar 31, 2023
    1260 days ago
    Alert Date
    Mar 10, 2023
    1281 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows
    Vendor
    Plex
    Product
    Media Server

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158470/Plex-Unpickle-Dict-Windows-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlhttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2020-32https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2025-34158-CVE-2020-5741

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-586 Object Injection

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High