# CVE-2025-69416: In the plex.tv backend for Plex Media Server (PMS) through 2025-12-31, a non-server device token can retrieve other…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-69416-in-the-plex-tv-backend-for-plex-media-server-pms-through-2025-12  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-01-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-69416 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5 · Published 2026-01-02

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.

Technologies: [Plex Media Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/media-server). Vendors: [Plex](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/plex).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-69416 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-69416 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-69416?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5, published 2 January 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Plex Media Server. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-69416?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-69416?** Check whether you run Plex Media Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Plex Media Server

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