Vulnerability · Published Jan 29, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck
CVE-2020-37012Tea LaTex 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity OS command injection in Tea LaTex from ammarfaizi2. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ammarfaizi2 | Tea LaTex | 1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- ExploitDB-48805 exploit
- Vendor Homepage product
- VulnCheck Advisory: Tea LaTex 1.0 - Remote Code Execution third-party-advisory