SEPTEMBER 19, 2026
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CVE-2026-68518

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.14% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-17 · Last synced 2026-09-16

CyberRota Analysis

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Glances, an open-source system monitoring tool, is vulnerable to a high-severity issue that allows attackers to exploit adjacent unescaped Mustache variables, potentially reconstructing shell operators executed by the secure_popen() function when rendering administrator-configured action templates. This vulnerability can lead to arbitrary command execution in environments where user-controlled process or container fields are processed. Organizations using versions prior to 4.5.6 should prioritize updating to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

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CVE
CVE-2026-68518
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.14%

Original NVD Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, _sanitize_mustache_dict() in glances/actions.py sanitizes individual Mustache values before chevron.render(), allowing adjacent unescaped Mustache variables to reconstruct shell operators that secure_popen() executes when attacker-controlled process or container fields are rendered by an administrator-configured action template. This issue is fixed in 4.5.6.