CVE-2020-12473
MonoX through 5.1.40.5152 allows admins to execute arbitrary programs by reconfiguring the...
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.
- Severity
- 7.2 HighCVSS 3.1, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 1.44%EPSS, 73rd percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
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
Affected products
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 ListNo 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-2020-4779No 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-q626-3w4pNo 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.