What is CVE-2020-12473?

CVE-2020-12473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mono Monox. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2020-12473?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mono Monox

CVE-2020-12473

MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.

Published 2020-04-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (72.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 72.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mono Monox

References

github.com/belong2yourself/vulnerabilities/tree/master/MonoX CMS/Privilege Esca… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12473?: CVE-2020-12473 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mono Monox. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2020-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-12473?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.