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glances — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35588

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, the Cassandra export module (`glances/exports/glances_cassandra/__init__.py`) interpolates `keyspace`, `table`, and `replication_factor` configuration values directly into CQL statements without validation. A user with write access to `glances.conf` can redirect all monitoring data to an attacker-controlled Cassandra keyspace. Version 4.5.4 contains a fix.

Products
glances
Affected versions
2.10-2, 2.11.1-1, 2.11.1-2, 2.11.1-3, 2.11.1-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 2.3-1build1, 2.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.1.0-1, 3.1.1-1, 3.1.3-1, 3.1.3-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.1.5-1, 3.2.3.1+dfsg-1, 3.2.4.2+dfsg-1, 3.4.0.3+dfsg-1, 4.3.0.8+dfsg-1, 4.3.1+dfsg-1, 4.3.3+dfsg-1, 4.5.4+dfsg-1, 4.5.5+dfsg-1, 4.5.6+dfsg-1
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-35588
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2026-35588

core-osv · Original source

Published 21 Apr 2026, 00:16 UTC

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, the Cassandra export module (`glances/exports/glances_cassandra/__init__.py`) interpolates `keyspace`, `table`, and `replication_factor` configuration values directly into CQL statements without validation. A user with write access to `glances.conf` can redirect all monitoring data to an attacker-controlled Cassandra keyspace. Version 4.5.4 contains a fix.

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Complete source record
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