Vulnerability Intelligence Report

CVE-2020-5740

Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code with SYSTEM privileges.

No Active Exploit Signals

CVSS Base Score

7.8

HIGH

EPSS Probability:0.75%

Executive Threat Verdict

Evaluating...

Evaluating Threat Landscape...

Assessing known weaponization, exploitation telemetry, and federal advisories.

Attack Surface

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Authentication

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Weaponization

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SSVC Action

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Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Vendor	Product	Affected Versions
plex	media_server	all
microsoft	windows	all

Exploitation & Remediation

References & Technical Advisories

NVD Listing ↗ MITRE Listing ↗ GitHub Advisory ↗

No reference links found.

Threat Intelligence Signals

EPSS Score

0.747%

GitHub Advisory

GHSA-qmvf-m2cm-gm9v ↗

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Identity & Timeline

Status	PUBLISHED
Assigning Authority	Tenable Network Security, Inc. · Vendor · USA
Reserved	2020-01-06T00:00:00
Published	2020-04-22T15:02:23
Last Updated	2024-08-04T08:39:25

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Tactics

Techniques

CVE-2020-5740

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Public Weaponization & Exploit Code Exploit-DB Catalog

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Exploitation & Remediation

References & Technical Advisories

Threat Intelligence Signals

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Identity & Timeline

SSVC Prioritization

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

CVE-2020-5740

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Public Weaponization & Exploit Code Exploit-DB Catalog

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Products & Versions

Exploitation & Remediation

References & Technical Advisories

Threat Intelligence Signals

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Identity & Timeline

SSVC Prioritization

MITRE ATT&CK Mapping

Community Chatter & Buzz

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