CVE-2020-12473
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the...
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.
- Record
CVE-2020-12473- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.
- Record
CVE-2020-12473- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-4779 No score
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.
- Record
EUVD-2020-4779- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4f8g-q626-3w4p No score
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the...
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the Converter Executable setting from ffmpeg.exe to a different program.
- Record
GHSA-4f8g-q626-3w4p- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-12473 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Mono Monox, published April 29, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.44%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.