Vulnerability · CVE-2020-26948
emby emby Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
Published Nov 18, 2025 · corrected/updated Nov 18, 2025 · emby emby · evidence confidence very high
Emby Server before 4.5.0 allows SSRF via the Items/RemoteSearch/Image ImageURL parameter.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2020-26948 is a unknown public vulnerability record for emby emby. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether emby emby is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: emby emby. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Nov 18, 2025. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Nov 18, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Emby Server before 4.5.0 allows SSRF via the Items/RemoteSearch/Image ImageURL parameter.
Nov 18, 2025 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor emby embyversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2020-26948
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2020-26948
Emby Server before 4.5.0 allows SSRF via the Items/RemoteSearch/Image ImageURL parameter.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · dashboard.shadowserver.org