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glances — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982

Glances 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.

Products
glances
Affected versions
4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.3.3+dfsg-1, 4.5.1+dfsg-1, 4.5.2+dfsg-1, 4.5.3.2+dfsg-1, 4.5.4+dfsg-1, 4.5.5+dfsg-1
Fixed versions
4.5.6+dfsg-1
CVEs
CVE-2026-62982
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 04:03 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Aug 2026, 18:17 UTC

Glances 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.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982

glances

Fixed versions: 4.5.6+dfsg-1

Complete source record
{
  "id": "69127637f9cc40a6b2f6bf40103fc50fc57d20b43f1d2e303ad3a11123926e98",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982",
    "summary": "Glances 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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "glances",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.5.6+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "4.3.1+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.3.3+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.5.1+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.5.2+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.5.3.2+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "4.5.5+dfsg-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
      "id": "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982",
      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4.5.6+dfsg-1"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "glances",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/glances?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "versions": [
            "4.3.1+dfsg-1",
            "4.3.3+dfsg-1",
            "4.5.1+dfsg-1",
            "4.5.2+dfsg-1",
            "4.5.3.2+dfsg-1",
            "4.5.4+dfsg-1",
            "4.5.5+dfsg-1"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-62982.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T09:47:24.312357472Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2026-62982"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-62982"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2026-62982",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 428941,
  "published_at": "2026-08-17T18:17:56.74+00:00"
}