CVE-2020-36968

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.

CVSS v4.0

7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

CVSS v3.1

6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 36th percentile

Published

2026-01-28

Updated

2026-03-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49081

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-36967
• CVE-2020-36969
• CVE-2020-36966
• CVE-2020-36970
• CVE-2020-36965
• CVE-2020-36971