CVE-2026-46606: nicolargo glances · OS Command Injection
Affects nicolargo glancesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 4.5.5 soon.
Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 8% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 4.5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 8 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade glances and nicolargo/glances to 4.5.5.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nicolargoglances | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubnicolargo/glancespkg:github/nicolargo/glancesOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Upgrade Glances to version 4.5.5 or later, where this vulnerability is fixed. There is no indication of any temporary or alternative mitigations. Patch status is confirmed fixed in 4.5.5.
Description
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 virtual machine can execute arbitrary commands as the OS user running Glances — commonly root on hypervisor hosts. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.5.