Cross-origin data disclosure via credentialed wildcard CORS
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Updated Aug 18, 2026
Permissive CORS in Nicolargo Glances before 4.5.6 allows remote attackers to read authenticated REST API data through a victim's browser. The REST API guard in glances/outputs/glances_restful_api.py compares cors_origins with a single-item wildcard list, so a multi-origin list containing the wildcard leaves credentialed origin reflection enabled. Exploitation requires cors_credentials enabled, a wildcard-bearing multi-origin list, and a visitor with cached HTTP Basic credentials; exposed data includes process command lines and usernames.
Summary
What happened
Permissive CORS in Nicolargo Glances before 4.5.6 allows remote attackers to read authenticated REST API data through a victim's browser. The REST API guard in glances/outputs/glances_restful_api.py compares cors_origins with a single-item wildcard list, so a multi-origin list containing the wildcard leaves credentialed origin reflection enabled. Exploitation requires cors_credentials enabled, a wildcard-bearing multi-origin list, and a visitor with cached HTTP Basic credentials; exposed data includes process command lines and usernames.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68517
- Published
- Aug 17, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- Vendor
- Glances Project
- Product
- Glances
- Classifications
- CWE-942, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 17, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 18, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.5.6
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