What is CVE-2025-69416?

CVE-2025-69416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plex Media_server, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-01-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-69416?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Plex Media_server

CVE-2025-69416

In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can retrieve other tokens (intended for unrelated access) via clients.plex.tv/devices.xml.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Plex Media_server
Plex Plex.tv Backend — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69416?: CVE-2025-69416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Plex Media_server, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2026-01-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-69416?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.