CVE-2026-33641

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.3, Glances supports dynamic configuration values in which substrings enclosed in backticks are executed as system commands during configuration parsing. This behavior occurs in Config.get_value() and is implemented without validation or restriction of the executed commands. If an attacker can modify or influence configuration files, arbitrary commands will execute automatically with the privileges of the Glances process during startup or configuration reload. In deployments where Glances runs with elevated privileges (e.g., as a system service), this may lead to privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.3.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/358d76a225fc21a9f95d2c4d7e46fafe64a644c6	Patch
https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.3	Product Release Notes
https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-qhj7-v7h7-q4c7	Exploit Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-qhj7-v7h7-q4c7	Exploit Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:nicolargo:glances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-02 15:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:37

NVD link : CVE-2026-33641

Mitre link : CVE-2026-33641

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33641

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Products Affected

nicolargo

glances

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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