CVE-2020-36969

M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 28, 2026 at 05:35 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorM/Monit

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cverecord
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49080
Product
Source: cverecord
https://mmonit.com/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

8.8HIGHVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-863

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