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Recently fixed Plex Media Server vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild, with a published proof-of-concept exploit chain that its researcher developed using AI tools. Users are urged to update to version 1.43.3 immediately and harden their server configurations.

多个 Plex Media Server 漏洞（Plex2Shell，CVE-2026-96652 等）正被野外利用以投放加密货币挖矿程序，研究人员通过蜜罐捕获了实际攻击流量与 IOC。

Plex 新增电影售票功能，与 Fandango 合作，将内容发现与购票打通，拓展其媒体服务器之外的收入来源。

一名开发者借助 Claude 逆向工程 LG webOS 的媒体栈，从零构建了原生 Rust 版 Plex 客户端，在同一台 2019 款电视上将配置文件加载时间从约 30 秒缩短到约 3 秒，实现 60 FPS 并支持 4K、Dolby Vision 和 Atmos。

Plex experienced a major outage on Tuesday that prevented users from streaming locally hosted movies and shows, along with other services; the issues lasted a couple of hours before being resolved.

This Wired article examines why Plex users are frustrated with recent feature bloat and a price hike, and evaluates Jellyfin as a free, open-source alternative—finding it excellent for local streaming but more technically demanding for remote access.

Plex introduced a five-year membership pass for $250, replacing the previous lifetime pass at that price, which has been increased to $750, as part of a strategy to drive users toward recurring subscriptions.

Plex is adding new social features including personalized lists, community forums, match scores, emoji reactions, and follow alerts, aiming to enhance entertainment discovery and evolve beyond its media server roots.

The author describes cancelling music subscriptions and building a self-hosted AI music generation system using DGX Spark, Plex, and Ace-Step 1.5 XL models, creating an infinite personalized music supply.

Plex is increasing the price of its Lifetime Pass from $250 to $750 as of July 1, 2026, effectively pushing users toward monthly or annual subscriptions.