# Plex Vulnerability **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [October 16, 2026, 10:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-vulnerability/944659 "2026-10-16T22:50:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 3
**Author:** ![veeejay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@veeejay](https://forums.plex.tv/u/veeejay)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2026, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-vulnerability/944659/3 "2026-10-18T18:01:02Z")
Folks are starting to get hit by it: [https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/s/LilsCZahFh](https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/s/LilsCZahFh) [https://www.reddit.com/r/PlexMedia/s/gLWcTOmEAA](https://www.reddit.com/r/PlexMedia/s/gLWcTOmEAA) [https://www.reddit.com/r/PlexMedia/s/MxIuE3DDKd](https://www.reddit.com/r/PlexMedia/s/MxIuE3DDKd) The original announcement about it: > [@Important Security Update for Plex Media Server v1.43.2 and earlier](https://forums.plex.tv/t/important-security-update-for-plex-media-server-v1-43-2-and-earlier/942319): > > We recently released Plex Media Server 1.43.3 and Plex Desktop 1.115.0 to address a number of security issues. We recommend all server owners and Desktop users update to the latest version as soon as possible. CVEs have been requested and we’ll reply to this thread with more details once they’re published. If you’re running Plex Media Server on a NAS device, the updated version may not be available in their package manager yet but you can install the package manually. Here’s a quick guide on ho… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-vulnerability/944659)._