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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-11393 · published 22 April 2019

CVE-2019-11393: Tildeslash monit weak password recovery vulnerability

Tildeslash · Monit

An issue was discovered in /admin/users/update in M/Monit before 3.7.3. It allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to an administrator by requesting a password change and specifying the admin parameter.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 2.1% · top 19.2% CWE-640 · Weak password recovery
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 5.0
2.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in /admin/users/update in M/Monit before 3.7.3. It allows unprivileged users to escalate their privileges to an administrator by requesting a password change and specifying the admin parameter.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://mmonit.com/wiki/MMonit/Release3-7-3 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46404 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://mmonit.com/wiki/MMonit/Release3-7-3 Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46404 ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-11393), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.