CVE-2020-36969 — M/Monit 3.7.4 - Privilege Escalation
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 …
Published: 2026-01-28 · CVSS: 8.7 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7