alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2026-96655 Plex Media Server transcode universal SSRF"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"/video/:/transcode/universal"; nocase; fast_pattern; pcre:"/(169\.254\.169\.254|metadata\.google\.internal|127\.0\.0\.1|localhost|0\.0\.0\.0|\[::1\]|https?:\/\/|%68%74%74%70)/i"; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2026-96655; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2026-96655&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=plex&match=exact; sid:1093607; rev:1;)