CVE-2020-36969
M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation
Vexday Risk Score
21Low
SSVC decision (CISA)
Track
No exploitation signal → monitor
CVSS 8.7EPSS 0.4%KEV nãoPoC —Nuclei —Metasploit —Patch —
Lifecycle
28 Jan 2026Published on NVD
Recommendation: Monitor — no exploitation signal at the moment.
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:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
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