Is CVE-2020-5740 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-5740 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-5740?

CVE-2020-5740 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-5740?

CVE-2020-5740 has an EPSS score of 0.75% (50th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5740?

Upgrade Plex Media Server to 1.19.1.2701 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-5740

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper Input Validation in Plex Media Server on Windows allows a local, unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary Python code with SYSTEM privileges.

CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

Plex Media ServerWindows application

Affected:1.19.1.2701Fixed in:1.19.1.2701Plex, Inc.

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

50thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 50% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

tenable.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-427 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-27955	Critical	9.8	83%	-	-
CVE-2017-6517	Critical	9.8	46%	-	-
CVE-2020-3153	Medium	6.5	28%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-48990	High	7.8	20%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-9491	High	7.8	13%	-	-
CVE-2020-3433	High	7.8	10%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.