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)

EPSS: 0.008 (51.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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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.