CVE-2020-36969 — Incorrect Authorization in LTD M Monit

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization6 documents5 sources
Severity
8.7HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.03%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
Tildeslash LTD M MonitTildeslash M MonitDebian Monit
Timeline
PublishedJan 28

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/monit
▶CVEListV5tildeslash_ltd/m_monit3.7.4

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
CVE-2020-36969: M/Monit 3↗2026-01-28
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GHSA
GHSA-mwjm-9r99-f56x: M/Monit 3↗2026-01-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2020-36969: monit - M/Monit 3.7.4 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenti...↗2020
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

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Wiz
CVE-2020-36968 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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Wiz
CVE-2020-36969 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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