CVE-2026-68517
Received Received - Intake

Glances 4.5.6 CORS Misconfiguration Exposes REST API Data

Publication date: 2026-08-17

Last updated on: 2026-08-17

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description
Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, the cors_origins guard in glances/outputs/glances_restful_api.py uses exact list equality instead of wildcard membership, allowing a multi-origin list containing the wildcard to retain cors_credentials and expose authenticated REST API data to an untrusted website visited by a previously authenticated user. This issue is fixed in 4.5.6.

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Published
2026-08-17
Last Modified
2026-08-17
Generated
2026-08-17
AI Q&A
2026-08-17
EPSS Evaluated
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NVD
CVE-2026-68517
EUVD
EUVD-2026-60301

Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 3 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
glances glances to 4.5.6 (exc)
nicolargo glances to 4.5.6 (exc)
nicolargo glances 4.5.6

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CWE ID Description
CWE-942 The product uses a web-client protection mechanism such as a Content Security Policy (CSP) or cross-domain policy file, but the policy includes untrusted domains with which the web client is allowed to communicate.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability affects the Glances monitoring tool's REST API. It involves a flawed CORS (Cross-Origin Resource Sharing) check that uses exact list equality instead of wildcard membership. This allows attackers to bypass credentials protection by including a wildcard (*) in a multi-origin allowlist, potentially exposing authenticated REST API data to untrusted websites.

Detection Guidance

Check Glances version with 'glances --version'. If it is below 4.5.6, the system is vulnerable. Inspect the REST API configuration file for CORS settings containing wildcards in multi-origin allowlists.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to access sensitive data from your Glances monitoring tool, including process lists with command-line arguments, usernames, and PIDs. This happens if you visit an untrusted website while authenticated to the Glances REST API, as the attacker's site could make cross-origin requests with your cached credentials.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to sensitive data, potentially violating GDPR's data protection requirements or HIPAA's confidentiality rules. Unauthorized exposure of usernames, PIDs, and command-line arguments may result in compliance breaches depending on the data processed by Glances.

Mitigation Strategies

Upgrade Glances to version 4.5.6 or later. If upgrading is not possible, modify the CORS configuration in glances_restful_api.py to replace exact equality checks with wildcard membership tests.

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