M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation
Priority HIGH 73CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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-2020-36969
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mwjm-9r99-f56x
References
Exploit 1
More Tildeslash Ltd. M/monit vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-19103 M/Monit 3.7.4 - Password Disclosure CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-36969 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36969 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mwjm-9r99-f56x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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