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CVE-2020-37012Disclosure

LOWCVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL

Exploit discussion active in current signal (1 latest mentions)

Immediate actions

  • Hunt for exploitation attempts and persistence artifacts
  • Increase monitoring for publicly documented tradecraft
  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: High priority (within 72h)

NVD 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.

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1.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-78

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Threat summary

  • Public PoC is present in monitored signal
  • 4 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • PoC mentioned or linked in 1 signal
  • Technical details provided in 4 signals
  • Disclosure: 4 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 3 mentions (2026-01-29); latest day: 1
  • 4 total mentions across 2 days

Deep dive

Activity timeline4 mentions / 2d
01223Mentions · 2026-01-29: 3Mentions · 2026-02-03: 1PoC Mentioned / Linked · 2026-01-29: 1Technical Details · 2026-01-29: 3Technical Details · 2026-02-03: 101-2902-03
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
4100.0%
Referenced assets4 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-01-293
Disclosure3
2026-02-031
Disclosure1
Full discourse4 posts
  • CRAC Learning - Tech@cracbot
    Disclosure

    CVE-2020-37012 (CVSS:9.3, CRITICAL) is Awaiting Analysis. Tea LaTex 1.0 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary ..https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-37012 #cybersecurityawareness #cybersecurity #CVE #infosec #hacker #nvd #mitre

    Post summary

    The tweet announces CVE‑2020‑37012, noting its CVSS score and RCE nature, but provides no PoC, exploit code, patch, or evidence of active exploitation.

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  • CVEFind.com@CveFindCom
    Disclosure

    [CVE-2020-37012: CRITICAL] Tea LaTex 1.0 found with remote code execution vulnerability letting attackers run shell commands through the /api.php endpoint. Affects tex2png API action. Stay alert!#cve,CVE-2020-37012,#cybersecurity https://cvefind.com/CVE-2020-37012

    Post summary

    A critical RCE vulnerability in Tea LaTex 1.0’s tex2png API permits arbitrary shell command execution through the /api.php endpoint; no PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation is reported.

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    584 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    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. … https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-37012

    Post summary

    The text announces a remote code execution vulnerability (CVE-2020-37012) in Tea LaTex 1.0, noting unauthenticated attackers can run arbitrary shell commands via the /api.php endpoint. No proof of concept, exploit, patch, or active exploitation is mentioned.

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    56.5K followersView on X
  • 0day Signal@0dayPublishing
    Disclosure

    🚨 CVE-2020-37012: Tea LaTex 1.0 - Remote Code Exec... Trivial unauthenticated RCE in Tea LaTex 1.0 via tex2png API action - craft malicious LaTeX payloads to execute shell c... https://zerodaysignal.com/vulnerability/CVE-2020-37012 #netsec #vulnerability #CVE #sysadmin #zeroday

    Post summary

    The post announces a trivial unauthenticated remote code execution flaw in Tea LaTex 1.0 through the tex2png API, providing a link to further details.

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    132 followersView on X

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