CVE-2020-36969

HIGH 8.8

M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

8.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

M/Monit 3.7.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to modify user permissions by manipulating the admin parameter. Attackers can send a POST request to the /api/1/admin/users/update endpoint with a crafted payload to grant administrative access to a standard user account.

CWE	CWE-863
Vendor	tildeslash ltd.
Product	m/monit
Published	Jan 28, 2026
Last Updated	Mar 5, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Tildeslash Ltd. / M/Monit

3.7.4

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

exploit-db.com: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49080 mmonit.com: https://mmonit.com/ vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mmonit-privilege-escalation

Credits

Dolev Farhi