CVE-2020-36969

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.

CVSS v4.0

8.7 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.43% 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/49080

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-36968
• CVE-2020-36970
• CVE-2020-36967
• CVE-2020-36971
• CVE-2020-36966
• CVE-2020-36972