What is CVE-2020-19824?

CVE-2020-19824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mpv, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2020-19824?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mpv

CVE-2020-19824

An issue in MPV v.0.29.1 fixed in v0.30 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code and crash program via the ao_c parameter.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

Published 2023-02-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 13.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Mpv — versions 0.29.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-362 — Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition)

References

github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/6808 (Exploit, Issue Tracking)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/03/msg00009.html (mailing-list)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-19824?: CVE-2020-19824 is a high-severity vulnerability in Mpv, classified under Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization (Race Condition). CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2023-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2020-19824?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.