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CVE-2020-36969: M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-01-28 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

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 products

• Tildeslash M/Monit: 3.7.4

References

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

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