CVE-2020-36969

Publication date

2026-01-28 17:35:10

Family

VulnCheck

State

PUBLISHED

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.