Privilege escalation via nested cmdline injection
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 17, 2026
OS command injection in Glances 4.5.2 through 4.5.5 allows local users to execute commands via crafted process cmdline values. In glances/actions.py, _sanitize_mustache_dict() sanitizes only top-level strings, so nested list or dictionary values such as process cmdline elements pass through chevron.render() with pipe characters intact and are then interpreted by secure_popen(). Exploitation requires an administrator-configured action template that renders a nested stat field and a local account able to start a visible process; successful injection runs in the Glances process context, commonly root.
Summary
What happened
OS command injection in Glances 4.5.2 through 4.5.5 allows local users to execute commands via crafted process cmdline values. In glances/actions.py, _sanitize_mustache_dict() sanitizes only top-level strings, so nested list or dictionary values such as process cmdline elements pass through chevron.render() with pipe characters intact and are then interpreted by secure_popen(). Exploitation requires an administrator-configured action template that renders a nested stat field and a local account able to start a visible process; successful injection runs in the Glances process context, commonly root.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-62982
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 17, 2026
- Vendor
- Glances Project
- Product
- Glances
- Classifications
- CWE-78, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 17, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=>= 4.5.2, < 4.5.6
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Public exploit references
- glances_nested_mustache_poc.py proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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