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.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-01-28T17:35:10.749Z

Last Modified :

2026-03-05T01:27:13.639Z

Source :

VulnCheck
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-36969 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Tildeslash
  • M\/monit
  • Monit
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2020-36969.

URL Resource
https://mmonit.com/ cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49080 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mmonit-privilege-escalation cve-icon cve-icon
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