An issue was discovered in /admin/users/update in M/Monit before 3.7.3.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-640Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
An issue was discovered in /admin/users/update in M/Monit before 3.7.3. It allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to an administrator by requesting a password change and specifying the admin parameter.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02086 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 3.7.3 | Vulnerable | Tildeslash Ltd. |
- cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:monit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.7.3 Vulnerable ·Tildeslash Ltd.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11393
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-45fw-396c-r96x
References
More Tildeslash Ltd. Monit vulnerabilities
- TI-2003-00987 Stack-based buffer overflow in Monit 1.4 to 4.1 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2004-01772 Stack-based buffer overflow in the administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2022-09877 An issue was discovered in Tildeslash Monit before 5.31.0, allows remote attackers to… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08550 A buffer over-read in Util_urlDecode in util.c in Tildeslash Monit before 5.25.3 allows a… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2003-00988 Monit 1.4 to 4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2004-01773 The administration interface in Monit 1.4 through 4.2 allows remote attackers to cause an… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
Sources
- CVE-2019-11393 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11393 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-45fw-396c-r96x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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