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SCA: security update for glances (GHSA-4h34-v6r8-mmjc)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 446019

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, as_dict_secure() in
 glances/config.py checks only option names and exposes public_username and credentials embedded in
 public_api values through unauthenticated GET /api/4/config and GET /api/4/config/ip requests. This issue
 is fixed in 4.5.6. (CVE-2026-68520)

Solution

Update the glances library and its related packages to version 4.5.6 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4h34-v6r8-mmjc

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 446019

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 8/17/2026

Updated: 8/17/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-68520

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/17/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-68520

cwe: CWE-200