Critical severity · published Jan 29, 2026
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
9.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37012
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37012
github.com
https://github.com/ammarfaizi2/latex.teainside.org
www.exploit-db.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48805
www.vulncheck.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/tea-latex-remote-code-execution