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CVE-2026-32608: Glances has a Command Injection via Process Names in Action Command Templates

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)

The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.24% (FIRST EPSS).
Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
Fixed version: glances (Debian:14) 4.5.2+dfsg-1; python-Glances (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.5.2-1.1; glances (PyPI) 4.5.2.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to glances (Debian:14) 4.5.2+dfsg-1; python-Glances (openSUSE:Tumbleweed) 4.5.2-1.1; glances (PyPI) 4.5.2 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. The Glances action system allows administrators to configure shell commands that execute when monitoring thresholds are exceeded. These commands support Mustache template variables (e.g., `{{name}}`, `{{key}}`) that are populated with runtime monitoring data. The `secure_popen()` function, which executes these commands, implements its own pipe, redirect, and chain operator handling by splitting the command string before passing each segment to `subprocess.Popen(shell=False)`. Prior to 4.5.2, when a Mustache-rendered value (such as a process name, filesystem mount point, or container name) contains pipe, redirect, or chain metacharacters, the rendered command is split in unintended ways, allowing an attacker who controls a process name or container name to inject arbitrary commands. Version 4.5.2 fixes the issue.

HighCVSS 7.0 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available

Published: Mar 18, 2026
Updated: Jun 17, 2026
EPSS: 0.2% · 16th percentile
CWE: CWE-78

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Action score

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS: 28 / 40 · 7.0 / 10
CISA KEV: 0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS: 0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD: —
CNA · GitHub_M: 7.0; NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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Vendor	Product	CPE
nicolargo	glances	cpe:2.3:a:nicolargo:glances

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

nicolargo glancesbefore 4.5.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

nicolargo glances
- < 4.5.2affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

Ecosystem	Package	Affected range	Fix
Debian:12	glances	from 0	—
Debian:14	glances	before 4.5.2+dfsg-1	4.5.2+dfsg-1
openSUSE:Tumbleweed	python-Glances	before 4.5.2-1.1	4.5.2-1.1
PyPI	glances	before 4.5.2	4.5.2

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

CVE-2026-32633Glances's Browser API Exposes Reusable Downstream Credentials via `/api/4/serverslist`
36Monitor
CVE-2026-32611Glances has a SQL Injection in DuckDB Export via Unparameterized DDL Statements
36Monitor
CVE-2026-62982Glances: Incomplete fix of CVE-2026-32608: action-template sanitizer is bypassed by nested stat values (process 'cmdline') → OS command injection
35Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

← EarlierCVE-2026-30930Mar 10, 2026 · Glances has SQL Injection via Process Names in TimescaleDB Export
29Monitor
← EarlierCVE-2026-32596Mar 18, 2026 · Glances exposes the REST API without authentication
34Monitor
Later →CVE-2026-32609Mar 18, 2026 · Glances has Incomplete Secrets Redaction: /api/v4/args Endpoint Leaks Password Hash and SNMP Credentials
30Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / package	Fixed version	Source
debian:glances	4.5.2+dfsg-1 · Debian:14	Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:python-Glances	4.5.2-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed	Package registry (OSV)
PyPI:glances	4.5.2	Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

nicolargo/glancescommit 6f4ec53

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

CVE-2026-68518152 days apartGlances: Command injection bypass of action-template sanitizer via cross-field shell-operator reconstruction
35Monitor
CVE-2026-62982152 days apartGlances: Incomplete fix of CVE-2026-32608: action-template sanitizer is bypassed by nested stat values (process 'cmdline') → OS command injection
35Monitor
CVE-2026-3364115 days apartGlances Vulnerable to Command Injection via Dynamic Configuration Values
31Monitor
CVE-2026-4660699 days apartGlances: Command Injection via KVM/QEMU VM Domain Names in glances/plugins/vms/engines/virsh.py
31Monitor
CVE-2026-68519152 days apartGlances: `--disable-config-exec` does not cover on-alert action commands (incomplete fix of CVE-2026-53925)
28Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

CVE-2026-325960 days apartGlances exposes the REST API without authentication
34Monitor
CVE-2026-3483934 days apartGlances Vulnerable to Cross-Origin Information Disclosure via Unauthenticated REST API (/api/4) due to Permissive CORS
30Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
A low-privileged account is enough.
No user action is required.
Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality: high · data can be read
Integrity: high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability: high · the service can be disrupted

Attack vector: Local
Attack complexity: High
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality impact: High
Integrity impact: High
Availability impact: High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Root cause

User input is inserted as text into a shell command. The shell may interpret special characters in the input as part of the command.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-78 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

1const host = req.body.host;
2exec("ping -c 1 " + host, onResult);

Fixed

1const host = req.body.host;
2if (!/^[a-z0-9.-]{1,253}$/i.test(host)) return res.sendStatus(400);
3execFile("ping", ["-c", "1", host], onResult);

Attack context

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Attack patterns (CAPEC)

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

Fix✗ → ✓Sep 28, 2026, 10:48 PM UTC

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References

github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/6f4ec53d967478e69917078e6f73f448001bf107

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github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.2

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