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CVE-2026-33641

7.8 · HIGH

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool.

Published Apr 2, 2026CWE-78EPSS 0.78%

Overview

CVE-2026-33641 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 2, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.3, Glances supports dynamic configuration values in which substrings enclosed in backticks are executed as system commands during configuration parsing. This behavior occurs in Config.get_value() and is implemented without validation or restriction of the executed commands. If an attacker can modify or influence configuration files, arbitrary commands will execute automatically with the privileges of the Glances process during startup or configuration reload. In deployments where Glances runs with elevated privileges (e.g., as a system service), this may lead to privilege escalation. This issue has been patched in version 4.5.3.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/358d76a225fc21a9f95d2c4d7e46fafe64a644c6GitHubgithub.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.3GitHubgithub.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-qhj7-v7h7-q4c7GitHubgithub.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-qhj7-v7h7-q4c7

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-33641?

CVE-2026-33641 is a high-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 2, 2026 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-33641?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2026-33641?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2026-33641?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2026-33641 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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