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source: monit (main)
version: 1:5.35.2-3
maintainer: Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich (DMD)
arch: any
std-ver: 4.7.2
VCS: Git (Browse, QA)

versions [more versions can be listed by madison] [old versions available from snapshot.debian.org]

[pool directory]

o-o-stable: 1:5.27.2-1
oldstable: 1:5.33.0-1
stable: 1:5.34.3-1
testing: 1:5.35.2-3
unstable: 1:5.35.2-3

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1:5.27.2-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.33.0-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.34.3-1: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]
1:5.35.2-3: [.dsc, use dget on this link to retrieve source package] [changelog] [copyright] [rules] [control]

binaries

monit (8 bugs: 0, 5, 3, 0)

action needed

2 security issues in trixie high

There are 2 open security issues in trixie.

2 important issues:

CVE-2020-36968: 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.
CVE-2020-36969: 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.

Created: 2026-01-28 Last update: 2026-01-29 07:00

2 security issues in sid high

There are 2 open security issues in sid.

2 important issues:

CVE-2020-36968: 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.
CVE-2020-36969: 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.

Created: 2026-01-28 Last update: 2026-01-29 07:00

2 security issues in forky high

There are 2 open security issues in forky.

2 important issues:

CVE-2020-36968: 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.
CVE-2020-36969: 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.

Created: 2026-01-28 Last update: 2026-01-29 07:00

3 security issues in bullseye high

There are 3 open security issues in bullseye.

2 important issues:

CVE-2020-36968: 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.
CVE-2020-36969: 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.

1 issue postponed or untriaged:

CVE-2022-26563: (needs triaging) An issue was discovered in Tildeslash Monit before 5.31.0, allows remote attackers to gain escilated privlidges due to improper PAM-authorization.

Created: 2026-01-28 Last update: 2026-01-29 07:00

2 security issues in bookworm high

There are 2 open security issues in bookworm.

2 important issues:

CVE-2020-36968: 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.
CVE-2020-36969: 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.

Created: 2026-01-28 Last update: 2026-01-29 07:00

lintian reports 2 errors high

Lintian reports 2 errors about this package. You should make the package lintian clean getting rid of them.

Created: 2026-01-21 Last update: 2026-01-21 12:00

debian/patches: 2 patches to forward upstream low

Among the 4 debian patches available in version 1:5.35.2-3 of the package, we noticed the following issues:

2 patches where the metadata indicates that the patch has not yet been forwarded upstream. You should either forward the patch upstream or update the metadata to document its real status.

Created: 2023-02-26 Last update: 2025-08-27 16:31

Standards version of the package is outdated. wishlist

The package should be updated to follow the last version of Debian Policy (Standards-Version 4.7.3 instead of 4.7.2).

Created: 2025-12-23 Last update: 2025-12-23 20:00

news

[2025-09-02] monit 1:5.35.2-3 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-08-26] Accepted monit 1:5.35.2-3 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2025-08-13] monit 1:5.35.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2025-06-01] Accepted monit 1:5.35.2-2 (source) into experimental (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2025-05-14] Accepted monit 1:5.35.2-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2024-12-29] monit 1:5.34.3-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-12-24] Accepted monit 1:5.34.3-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2024-12-03] monit 1:5.34.2-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-11-28] Accepted monit 1:5.34.2-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2024-06-15] monit 1:5.34.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-06-10] Accepted monit 1:5.34.0-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2024-06-06] monit 1:5.33.0-2.1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2024-05-31] Accepted monit 1:5.33.0-2.1 (source) into unstable (Chris Hofstaedtler) (signed by: Christian Hofstaedtler)
[2023-08-26] monit 1:5.33.0-2 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-08-20] Accepted monit 1:5.33.0-2 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2023-02-24] monit 1:5.33.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2023-02-13] Accepted monit 1:5.33.0-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2022-05-23] Accepted monit 1:5.32.0-1~bpo11+1 (source amd64) into bullseye-backports, bullseye-backports (Debian FTP Masters) (signed by: Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2022-04-17] monit 1:5.32.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-04-11] Accepted monit 1:5.32.0-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2022-02-20] monit 1:5.31.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-02-14] Accepted monit 1:5.31.0-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2022-01-21] monit 1:5.30.0-1 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2022-01-15] Accepted monit 1:5.30.0-1 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2021-12-27] Accepted monit 1:5.20.0-6+deb9u2 (source) into oldoldstable (Adrian Bunk)
[2021-09-06] monit 1:5.29.0-5 MIGRATED to testing (Debian testing watch)
[2021-08-31] Accepted monit 1:5.29.0-5 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2021-08-30] Accepted monit 1:5.29.0-4 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2021-08-30] Accepted monit 1:5.29.0-3 (source) into unstable (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)
[2021-08-30] Accepted monit 1:5.29.0-2 (source) into experimental (Fabio Augusto De Muzio Tobich)

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bugs [bug history graph]

all: 8
RC: 0
I&N: 5
M&W: 3
F&P: 0
patch: 0

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