Local command execution via unsanitized template values
Published Mar 18, 2026 · Updated Mar 18, 2026
OS command injection in Nicolargo Glances before 4.5.2 allows local users to execute commands via crafted monitored-entity names. The action runner renders process, container, or mount-point names into administrator-defined Mustache templates, then secure_popen splits the entire result on pipe, redirection, and chain metacharacters and executes the new segments. Exploitation requires a configured action that references an attacker-controlled field and runs the injected command with the Glances process user's privileges.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Nicolargo Glances before 4.5.2 allows local users to execute commands via crafted monitored-entity names. The action runner renders process, container, or mount-point names into administrator-defined Mustache templates, then secure_popen splits the entire result on pipe, redirection, and chain metacharacters and executes the new segments. Exploitation requires a configured action that references an attacker-controlled field and runs the injected command with the Glances process user's privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-32608
- Published
- Mar 18, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Glances Project
- Product
- Glances
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1059, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Mar 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.5.2
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