CVE-2026-62982

NameCVE-2026-62982
DescriptionGlances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. From 4.5.2 until 4.5.6, _sanitize_mustache_dict() in glances/actions.py skips nested list and dictionary strings such as process cmdline values, allowing pipe characters to survive chevron.render() and be executed by secure_popen() through administrator-configured action templates. This issue is fixed in 4.5.6.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
glances (PTS)bookworm3.3.1.1+dfsg-1fixed
trixie4.3.1+dfsg-1fixed
forky, sid4.5.6+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
glancessourcebookworm(not affected)
glancessourcetrixie(not affected)
glancessource(unstable)4.5.6+dfsg-1

Notes

[trixie] - glances <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
[bookworm] - glances <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-73wf-9vmv-5pv9
Fixed by: https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/ea4cf2f54f0d961e24aa0b24fff9584bab39db93
CVE exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2026-32608.

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