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High · 7.0 CVE-2026-32608 EUVD-2026-12781GHSA-vcv2-q258-wrg7PYSEC-2026-2167

Glances has a Command Injection via Process Names in Action Command Templates

Published Mar 18, 2026 · Updated Mar 18, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
nicolargo glances < 4.5.2 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 glances 4.5.2+dfsg-1 —
Debian 13 glances No fix yet —
Debian 12 glances No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.10 glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu 25.10 glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS glances No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed python-Glances 4.5.2-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:10415-1

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI glances < 4.5.2 4.5.2 GHSA-vcv2-q258-wrg7

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References