UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-36969

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969

Upstream

CVE-2020-36969

Published

2026-01-28T18:16:00Z

Modified

2026-05-20T16:04:34.425640089Z

Severity

8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
8.7 (High) CVSS_V4 - 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 CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.33.0-1

1:5.33.0-2

1:5.33.0-2build1

1:5.33.0-2build2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.33.0-2build2",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:25.10

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.34.3-1

1:5.35.2-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.35.2-1",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:26.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.35.2-1

1:5.35.2-3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.35.2-3",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Ftrusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.5.1-1

1:5.6-1

1:5.6-2

1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1

1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm2

1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.6-2ubuntu0.1+esm3",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.14-2

1:5.15-1

1:5.15-2

1:5.15-3

1:5.16-1

1:5.16-2

1:5.16-2ubuntu0.1

1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2

1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm1

1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.16-2ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fbionic

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.23.0-2

1:5.23.0-4

1:5.25.1-1

1:5.25.1-1build1

1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.25.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Ffocal

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.26.0-1build1

1:5.26.0-2

1:5.26.0-3

1:5.26.0-4

1:5.26.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.26.0-4ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS

monit

Package

Name: monit
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/monit?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fjammy

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1:5.*

1:5.27.2-1

1:5.29.0-5

1:5.29.0-5build1

1:5.30.0-1

1:5.31.0-1

1:5.31.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1:5.31.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1",
            "binary_name": "monit"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36969.json"