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Over 36,000 exposed Plex servers vulnerable to recent flaws

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 9 September 2026
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9 Sept
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4 Sept
Plex Urges Immediate Updates After Patching Multiple Undisclosed Security Flaws

Plex is urging users to update their instances to the latest version following the release of an update that patches multiple security flaws. The fixes are available in Plex Media

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19 Oct
Hackers Exploit Plex2Shell Flaws to Install Crypto Miners and Linux Proxy Backdoor

Threat actors have begun to exploit a chain of vulnerabilities in Plex Media Server to deploy cryptocurrency miners and reverse proxy software, a day after a proof-of-concept

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19 Oct
PSA: Patch your Plex media server before someone hacks it

A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes.

REPORT · WHO · Ars TechnicaOPEN STORY
1 Sept
Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable to hijack attacks

Nearly 22,000 Microsoft Exchange servers exposed online remain unpatched against a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to hijack all user

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
22 Apr
Over 1,300 Microsoft SharePoint servers vulnerable to spoofing attacks

Over 1,300 Microsoft SharePoint servers exposed online remain unpatched against a spoofing vulnerability that was exploited as a zero-day and is still being abused in ongoing

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