Security advisory

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  "id": "f9e5f3d04f0165b7ab246d88238bc3cf15cb47ae22640f1a197ee96ff15e3717",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-23418",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-23418",
    "summary": "The package glances before 3.2.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via the use of Fault to parse untrusted XML data, which is known to be vulnerable to XML attacks.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-23418",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-23418",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-23418",
        "GHSA-r2mj-8wgq-73m6",
        "PYSEC-2021-115",
        "SNYK-PYTHON-GLANCES-1311807"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "d1c39b1bd0c969b2566e00e0b25adef50fb2440a"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "4b87e979afdc06d98ed1b48da31e69eaa3a9fb94"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "85d5a6b4af31fcf785d5a61086cbbd166b40b07a"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "9d6051be4a42f692392049fdbfc85d5dfa458b32"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:glances_project:glances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
                      },
                      {
                        "fixed": "3.2.1"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
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                    "range": [
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
                  }
                ]
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "v3.1.6.1",
            "v3.1.5",
            "v3.1.4",
            "v3.1.3",
            "v3.1.2",
            "v3.1.1",
            "v3.1.0",
            "v3.0",
            "v2.11",
            "v2.10",
            "v2.9.1",
            "v2.9.0",
            "v2.8.8",
            "v2.8.7",
            "v2.8.6",
            "v2.8.5",
            "v2.8.4",
            "v2.8.3",
            "v2.8.2",
            "v2.8.1",
            "v2.8",
            "v2.7.1",
            "v2.7",
            "v2.7_RC1",
            "v2.5.1",
            "v2.5",
            "v2.4.2",
            "v2.4.1",
            "v2.3",
            "v2.2",
            "v1.7.3",
            "v1.7.2",
            "v1.7.1",
            "v1.7",
            "v1.6.1",
            "v1.6",
            "v1.5.2",
            "v1.5.1",
            "v1.5",
            "v1.4.2.1",
            "v1.4.2",
            "v1.4.1.1",
            "v1.4.1",
            "v1.4",
            "v1.3.7",
            "v1.3.6",
            "v1.3.5",
            "v1.3.4",
            "v1.3.3",
            "v1.3.2",
            "v1.3.1",
            "v1.3",
            "v1.2",
            "v1.1.3",
            "v1.1.2",
            "v1.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-23418.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:37.644804196Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/4b87e979afdc06d98ed1b48da31e69eaa3a9fb94",
        "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/85d5a6b4af31fcf785d5a61086cbbd166b40b07a",
        "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/9d6051be4a42f692392049fdbfc85d5dfa458b32",
        "https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/issues/1025",
        "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GLANCES-1311807"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-23418",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385780,
  "published_at": "2021-07-29T18:15:07.727+00:00"
}