CVE-2025-69414 Auth bypass in Media Server
Attackers can obtain permanent access tokens using transient tokens, enabling unauthorized account access and data retrieval in Plex Media Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-69414?
CVE-2025-69414 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Plex Media Server, published on 2 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Plex Media Server (PMS) through 1.42.2.10156 allows retrieval of a permanent access token via a /myplex/account call with a transient access token.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69414?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plex Media Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69414?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-69414 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69414 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server
- CVE-2026-96656 Plex Media Server External Control of File Name or Path
- CVE-2020-5741 Plex Media Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2026-96654 Plex Media Server Improper Neutralization of Encoded URI Schemes in a Web Page
- CVE-2026-96652 Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2026-96655 Plex Media Server Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wq8-6p4v-xx2g.