Plex media servers are being actively targeted due to unpatched vulnerabilities. Hackers are employing the Plex2Shell exploit chain to achieve unauthorized remote access, deploy crypto mining, and establish proxy backdoors on servers without updates. Users are advised to patch their servers immediately to reduce vulnerabilities. Recent reports underline the critical nature of the issue, with hackers focusing on unpatched Plex servers. The Plex2Shell exploit chain has been weaponized against Plex servers shortly after its disclosure.