CVE-2025-69416 Information disclosure in plex.tv backend
Attackers can retrieve unrelated access tokens via the Plex backend, potentially leading to account takeover and unauthorized data access.
- 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-2025-69416?
CVE-2025-69416 is a medium-severity vulnerability in plex.tv backend, published on 2 Jan 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-863
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-69416?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Plex Media Server.
How do I fix CVE-2025-69416?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-69416 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-69416 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-69416 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in plex.tv backend
- 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-ph9c-hmx7-whr8.