Glances has Incomplete Secrets Redaction: /api/v4/args Endpoint Leaks Password Hash and SNMP Credentials
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. The GHSA-gh4x fix (commit 5d3de60) addressed unauthenticated configuration secrets exposure on the `/api/v4/config` endpoints by introducing `as_dict_secure()` redaction. However, the `/api/v4/args` and `/api/v4/args/{item}` endpoints were not addressed by this fix. These endpoints return the complete command-line arguments namespace via `vars(self.args)`, which includes the password hash (salt + pbkdf2_hmac), SNMP community strings, SNMP authentication keys, and the configuration file path. When Glances runs without `--password` (the default), these endpoints are accessible without any authentication. Version 4.5.2 provides a more complete fix.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nicolargo | glances | before 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | Glances (PyPI) | before 4.5.2 | 4.5.2 | Patch available | GHSA-cvwp-r2g2-j824 |
- glances Vendornicolargo Affected before 4.5.2 Fixed in 4.5.2 Patch available CNA
- Glances (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.2 Fixed in 4.5.2 Patch available GHSA-cvwp-r2g2-j824
Remediation
- Fix · CNA glances (nicolargo) Fixed in 4.5.2
- Fix · GHSA-cvwp-r2g2-j824 Glances (PyPI) Fixed in 4.5.2 Advisory →
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-32609
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cvwp-r2g2-j824
References
More nicolargo Glances vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-25142 Glances's Browser API Exposes Reusable Downstream Credentials via `/api/4/serverslist` CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-25106 Glances exposes the REST API without authentication CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-27083 Glances Vulnerable to Cross-Origin Information Disclosure via Unauthenticated REST API (/api/4) due to Permissive CORS CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-25120 Glances has a SQL Injection in DuckDB Export via Unparameterized DDL Statements CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2026-25143 Glances Central Browser Autodiscovery Leaks Reusable Credentials to Zeroconf-Spoofed Servers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2026-25119 Glances's Default CORS Configuration Allows Cross-Origin Credential Theft CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-32609 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-32609 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cvwp-r2g2-j824 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-32609 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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