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CVE-2026-46606

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.5, the Glances KVM/QEMU monitoring engine (glances/plugins/vms/engines/virsh.py) passes VM domain names, read directly from virsh list --all output, into f-string command templates that are processed by secure_popen(). secure_popen() is explicitly designed to interpret &&, |, and > as shell operators. Because domain names are never sanitised before interpolation, any user with the ability to create or rename a KVM/QEMU

Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:6490540b32ba76094706e776b3e2ff504c09644d1c3ae2fa2ec9550b5cfc734d

Known exploited

Not asserted

Disputed

Stale source

Conflicts

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion

{"product":"glances","vendor":"nicolargo","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 4.5.5"}]}

cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
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Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion

{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.8,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"LOW","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
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CWE assertions

1 source assertion

{"cweId":"CWE-78","description":"CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
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Source references

3 source assertions

{"name":"https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.5"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"name":"https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-v5r2-qh84-fjx5","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-v5r2-qh84-fjx5"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-v5r2-qh84-fjx5"}

cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
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Attribution and limitations

CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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