What is CVE-2022-26563?

CVE-2022-26563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tildeslash Monit, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-26563?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Tildeslash Monit

CVE-2022-26563

An issue was discovered in Tildeslash Monit before 5.31.0, allows remote attackers to gain escilated privlidges due to improper PAM-authorization.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-07-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Tildeslash Monit

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/pam_acct_mgmt.3.html (Third Party Advisory)
bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/6ecaab1d375f33165fe98d06d92f36c949c0ea11 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26563?: CVE-2022-26563 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tildeslash Monit, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-07-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-26563?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.