13 Nov, 2026

QNAP says hackers breaching NAS devices in Plex2Shell attacks

QNAP urges users to update Plex Media Server to the latest version available in the QNAP App Center, as hackers are exploiting the Plex2Shell vulnerability chain. The vendor said it had received multiple reports of suspected compromises involving customers’ network-attached storage (NAS) devices. “QNAP has received reports from some users that Plex Media Server on […]

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CISA: Hackers chain Plex flaws in Plex2Shell attacks to breach servers

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that attackers are actively exploiting four vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server. The security issues are collectively called Plex2Shell. When chained in an exploit, an attacker can obtain the owner’s admin token and execute code with elevated privileges. Plex Media Server is a popular media suite […]

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Over 36,000 exposed Plex servers vulnerable to recent flaws

Over 36,000 Plex Media servers exposed online remain unpatched against multiple security vulnerabilities and are vulnerable to attacks. Plex urged users a week ago to secure their media servers immediately against security issues that still lack CVE IDs for easy tracking. While the company didn’t provide additional details on Tuesday when it issued the warning, these security […]

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Plex warns users to patch security vulnerabilities immediately

Plex urged users this week to update their desktop clients and media servers immediately to patch multiple security vulnerabilities. These flaws have not yet been assigned CVE IDs for easy tracking, and while Plex didn’t provide additional details on Tuesday, the security issues are known to affect Plex Media Server v1.43.2 and earlier. Plex also emailed users running affected […]

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Plex tells users to reset passwords after new data breach

Media streaming platform Plex is warning customers to reset passwords after suffering a data breach in which a hacker was able to steal customer authentication data from one of its databases. In a data breach notification seen by GeekFeed, Plex says the stolen data includes email addresses, usernames, securely hashed passwords, and authentication data. “An […]

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Plex warns users to patch security vulnerability immediately

Plex has notified some of its users on Thursday to urgently update their media servers due to a recently patched security vulnerability. The company has yet to assign a CVE-ID to track the flaw and didn’t provide additional details regarding the patch, only saying that it impacts Plex Media Server versions 1.41.7.x to 1.42.0.x. Yesterday, […]

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