CVE-2020-36969
M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jan 28, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 5, 2026
- Reserved
- Jan 27, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 8.8 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
M/MonitTildeslash Ltd. |
|
References
- ExploitDB-49080exploit
- M/Monit Official Vendor Homepageproduct
- VulnCheck Advisory: M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalationthird-party-advisory
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