PT-2026-5160 · Tildeslash+2 · M/Monit+1

Dolev Farhi · Published 2020-01-01 · Updated 2026-02-20 · CVE-2020-36969

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions M/Monit version 3.7.4

Description An authenticated user can escalate privileges by manipulating the admin parameter. An attacker can send a crafted POST request to the /api/1/admin/users/update endpoint to grant administrative access to a standard user account. The vulnerable parameter is admin.

Recommendations Update to a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the /api/1/admin/users/update endpoint.

Exploit

Fix

LPE

Incorrect Authorization

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-863

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-36969

Affected Products

M/Monit

Monit

References · 12

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/49080 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-36969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-36969 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-36969 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-36969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/avleonovcom/1634 · Telegram Post
• https://vulncheck.com/advisories/mmonit-privilege-escalation · Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/150738 · Telegram Post
• https://mmonit.com · Note