7.1

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

Analyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36968DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36968
Published 28-01-2026Last modified 05-03-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-36968 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in tildeslash ltd. m/monit. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (exploit-database, 19-11-2020)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · -0.01 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 28-01-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-03-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

Decrease -0.01 pp

From 0.49% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasemultipleUnverified

    M/Monit 3.7.4 - Password Disclosure

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • monitAll versions (No fix recorded)
Tildeslash1 product
Tildeslash ltd.1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • monitAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links