CVE-2020-36969

8.7 highEPSS 0.5%

High (8.7) in tildeslash m\/monit. EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 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

CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

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

EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 42% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-863
Published: 2026-01-28
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

tildeslash:m\/monit

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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