RCE in Ammarfaizi2 Tea Latex
CVE-2020-37012
Tea LaTex 1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary shell commands through the /api.php endpoint. Attackers can craft a malicious LaTeX payload with shell commands that are executed when processed by the application's tex2png API action.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.009 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Ammarfaizi2 Tea Latex — versions 1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48805 (exploit)
- github.com/ammarfaizi2/latex.teainside.org (product)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tea-latex-remote-code-execution (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-37012?
- CVE-2020-37012 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ammarfaizi2 Tea Latex, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-01-29.
- How severe is CVE-2020-37012?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.