CVE-2020-37012

Tea LaTex 1.0 - Remote Code Execution

Published Jan 29, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Ammarfaizi2
Ammarfaizi2 tea Latex
Vendors & Products Ammarfaizi2
Ammarfaizi2 tea Latex
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Tea LaTex 1.0 - Remote Code Execution
Weaknesses CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jan 29, 2026, 4:48 PM
Reserved
Jan 28, 2026, 6:18 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 29, 2026, 3:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:16 AM