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CVE-2025-34158NVD status: Deferred

Media Server: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

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CVE-2025-34158 is a high-severity incorrect resource transfer between spheres vulnerability in Media Server from Plex, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.42.1 as the first without the flaw, so updating Media Server to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.6% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.

Next patch cycle

High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.

What to do

  1. Update Media Server to 1.42.1 or a later version.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
PlexMedia Server1.41.7.x up to, but not including, 1.42.11.42.1

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
LowA basic user account is enough.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
ChangedThe attack can reach beyond the vulnerable component into other systems.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
LowLimited modification of data is possible.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N. Scored by CNA (mitre.org).

Official description

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).

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource.

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Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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