diff --git a/.appsec-tests/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654/CVE-2026-96654.yaml b/.appsec-tests/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654/CVE-2026-96654.yaml
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+## autogenerated on 2026-11-14 09:03:45
+id: CVE-2026-96654
+info:
+  name: CVE-2026-96654
+  author: crowdsec
+  severity: info
+  description: CVE-2026-96654 testing
+  tags: appsec-testing
+http:
+  - raw:
+      - |
+        GET /player/timeline/subscribe?deviceClass=pc&protocolCapabilities=playback&protocolVersion=1&protocol=http%3A%2F%2F127.0.0.1%3A32400%2Fsystem%2Fagents%2Fz%2FsearchOne%3FmediaType%3D1%26lang%3Den%26identifier%3Dcom.plexapp.agents.thetvdb%252Ffunction%252FGetResultFromNetwork%253Furl%253Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fexample.com%2523&port=1337&commandID=1&X-Plex-Target-Client-Identifier=test-client HTTP/1.1
+        Host: {{Hostname}}
+        X-Plex-Token: test-token
+        X-Plex-Client-Identifier: test-client
+        X-Plex-Platform: test
+        X-Plex-Platform-Version: 1
+        X-Plex-Product: test
+        X-Plex-Version: 1
+        X-Plex-Device: test
+        X-Plex-Device-Name: test
+        X-Plex-Model: test
+
+    cookie-reuse: true
+    matchers:
+      - type: status
+        status:
+          - 403
diff --git a/.appsec-tests/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654/config.yaml b/.appsec-tests/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654/config.yaml
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+## autogenerated on 2026-11-14 09:03:45
+appsec-rules:
+  - ./appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/base-config.yaml
+  - ./appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654.yaml
+nuclei_template: CVE-2026-96654.yaml
diff --git a/appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654.md b/appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654.md
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+This rule provides virtual patching for **CVE-2026-96654**, a Parameter Injection vulnerability in **Media Server** (Plex), published on 2026-09-23, with a CVSS score of **6.9 (Medium)**.
+
+**Detection:** Detects Plex Media Server SSRF via the vulnerable searchOne protocol parameter.
+
+Virtual patching mitigates exploitation attempts, but it does not fix the underlying vulnerability: upgrading Media Server to a patched version is always recommended.
+
+### References
+- [CVE-2026-96654 on NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96654)
+- [Exploit reference](https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-96654.yaml)
diff --git a/appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654.yaml b/appsec-rules/crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654.yaml
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+## autogenerated on 2026-11-14 09:03:45
+name: crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654
+description: 'Detects Plex Media Server SSRF via the vulnerable searchOne protocol parameter.'
+rules:
+  - and:
+      - zones:
+          - URI
+        transform:
+          - urldecode
+          - lowercase
+        match:
+          type: contains
+          value: '/player/timeline/subscribe'
+      - zones:
+          - ARGS
+        variables:
+          - protocol
+        transform:
+          - urldecode
+          - lowercase
+        match:
+          type: contains
+          value: 'searchone'
+      - zones:
+          - ARGS
+        variables:
+          - protocol
+        transform:
+          - urldecode
+          - lowercase
+        match:
+          type: contains
+          value: '127.0.0.1'
+
+labels:
+  type: exploit
+  service: http
+  confidence: 3
+  spoofable: 0
+  behavior: 'http:exploit'
+  label: 'Plex Media Server - SSRF'
+  classification:
+    - cve.CVE-2026-96654
+    - attack.T1190
+    - cwe.CWE-84
diff --git a/collections/crowdsecurity/appsec-virtual-patching.yaml b/collections/crowdsecurity/appsec-virtual-patching.yaml
index 64873bfc20b..9321d352b2d 100644
--- a/collections/crowdsecurity/appsec-virtual-patching.yaml
+++ b/collections/crowdsecurity/appsec-virtual-patching.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ appsec-rules:
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2023-47218
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-git-config
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2024-32113
+- crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2026-96654
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2024-3272
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2024-28255
 - crowdsecurity/vpatch-CVE-2024-29824