M/Monit 3.7.4 - Password Disclosure
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.
Summary
M/Monit 3.7.4 contains an authentication vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to retrieve user password hashes through an administrative API endpoint. Attackers can send requests to the /api/1/admin/users/list and /api/1/admin/users/get endpoints to extract MD5 password hashes for all users.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tildeslash Ltd. | M/Monit | 3.7.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- M/Monit VendorTildeslash Ltd. Affected 3.7.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:m\/monit:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.7.4 | Vulnerable | Tildeslash Ltd. |
- cpe:2.3:a:tildeslash:m\/monit:3.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.7.4 Vulnerable ·Tildeslash Ltd.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36968
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4vc-qvp9-9h22
References
Exploit 1
More Tildeslash Ltd. M/monit vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19104 M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2020-36968 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36968 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r4vc-qvp9-9h22 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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