What is CVE-2025-69417?

CVE-2025-69417 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-2025-69417?

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

Auth bypass in Plex Media Server

CVE-2025-69417

In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can retrieve share tokens (intended for unrelated access) via a shared_servers endpoint.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-01-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 23.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Plex Media Server
Plex Plex.tv Backend — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

github.com/lufinkey/vulnerability-research/blob/main/CVE-2025-34158/README.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69417?: CVE-2025-69417 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-2025-69417?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.