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TI-2026-48284 Aliases CVE-2026-68518GHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3

Glances: Command injection bypass of action-template sanitizer via cross-field shell-operator reconstruction

Priority HIGH 73CWE-78Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, _sanitize_mustache_dict() in glances/actions.py sanitizes individual Mustache values before chevron.render(), allowing adjacent unescaped Mustache variables to reconstruct shell operators that secure_popen() executes when attacker-controlled process or container fields are rendered by an administrator-configured action template. This issue is fixed in 4.5.6.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00173 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed glances (nicolargo): 4.5.6glances (PyPI): 4.5.6

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nicolargoglancesbefore 4.5.64.5.6Patch availableCNA
—glances (PyPI)before 4.5.64.5.6Patch availableGHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3
  • glances Vendornicolargo Affected before 4.5.6 Fixed in 4.5.6 Patch available CNA
  • glances (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.5.6 Fixed in 4.5.6 Patch available GHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nicolargo:glances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——nicolargo
  • cpe:2.3:a:nicolargo:glances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·nicolargo

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA glances (nicolargo) Fixed in 4.5.6
  • Fix · GHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3 glances (PyPI) Fixed in 4.5.6 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-68518
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3

References

Other 4

  • 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-2026-44988 OS command injection in nicolargo glances CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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-2026-25118 Glances has Incomplete Secrets Redaction: /api/v4/args Endpoint Leaks Password Hash and SNMP Credentials CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
See all 24 →

Sources

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