Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. The Glances action system allows administrators to configure shell commands that execute when monitoring thresholds are exceeded. These commands support Mustache template variables (e.g., `{{name}}`, `{{key}}`) that are populated with runtime monitoring data. The `secure_popen()` function, which executes these commands, implements its own pipe, redirect, and chain operator handling by splitting the command string before passing each segment to `subprocess.Popen(shell=False)`. Prior to 4.5.2, when a Mustache-rendered value (such as a process name, filesystem mount point, or container name) contains pipe, redirect, or chain metacharacters, the rendered command is split in unintended ways, allowing an attacker who controls a process name or container name to inject arbitrary commands. Version 4.5.2 fixes the issue.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-vcv2-q258-wrg7 | Glances has a Command Injection via Process Names in Action Command Templates |
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Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0000
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| Description | Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. The Glances action system allows administrators to configure shell commands that execute when monitoring thresholds are exceeded. These commands support Mustache template variables (e.g., `{{name}}`, `{{key}}`) that are populated with runtime monitoring data. The `secure_popen()` function, which executes these commands, implements its own pipe, redirect, and chain operator handling by splitting the command string before passing each segment to `subprocess.Popen(shell=False)`. Prior to 4.5.2, when a Mustache-rendered value (such as a process name, filesystem mount point, or container name) contains pipe, redirect, or chain metacharacters, the rendered command is split in unintended ways, allowing an attacker who controls a process name or container name to inject arbitrary commands. Version 4.5.2 fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Glances has a Command Injection via Process Names in Action Command Templates | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-78 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-03-18T06:03:22.153Z
Reserved: 2026-03-12T14:54:24.270Z
Link: CVE-2026-32608
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-18T07:16:21.447
Modified: 2026-03-18T07:16:21.447
Link: CVE-2026-32608
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