{"id":"CVE-2020-36969","details":"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.","modified":"2026-03-14T10:30:23.215036Z","published":"2026-01-28T18:16:47.317Z","references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://mmonit.com/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/mmonit-privilege-escalation"},{"type":"EVIDENCE","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49080"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-36969.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"3.7.4"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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/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"}]}