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CVE-2022-26563

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-07-18 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An issue was discovered in Tildeslash Monit before 5.31.0, allows remote attackers to gain escilated privlidges due to improper PAM-authorization.

Affected products

• Tildeslash Monit: before 5.31.0 — fixed in 5.31.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tildeslash Monit 5.31.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/6ecaab1d375f33165fe98d06d92f36c949c0ea11
• https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pam_acct_mgmt.3.html
• https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/6ecaab1d375f33165fe98d06d92f36c949c0ea11
• https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pam_acct_mgmt.3.html

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