CVE-2020-36968 HIGH

CVE-2020-36968: M/Monit 3.7.4 - Password Disclosure

Vendor Tildeslash Ltd.
Product M/Monit
Weakness CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
Published January 28, 2026
Last update March 5, 2026
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CVSS base score

7.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

M/Monit 3.7.4 contains an authentication vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to retrieve user password hashes through an administrative API endpoint. Attackers can send requests to the /api/1/admin/users/list and /api/1/admin/users/get endpoints to extract MD5 password hashes for all users.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 28, 2026 CVE published
March 5, 2026 Record updated