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SCA: security update for glances (GHSA-g5pq-48mj-jvw8)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 440708

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 version 4.5.4, a Server-Side
 Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability exists in the Glances IP plugin due to improper validation of the
 public_api configuration parameter. The value of public_api is used directly in outbound HTTP requests
 without any scheme restriction or hostname/IP validation. An attacker who can modify the Glances
 configuration can force the application to send requests to arbitrary internal or external endpoints.
 Additionally, when public_username and public_password are set, Glances automatically includes these
 credentials in the Authorization: Basic header, resulting in credential leakage to attacker-controlled
 servers. This vulnerability can be exploited to access internal network services, retrieve sensitive data
 from cloud metadata endpoints, and/or exfiltrate credentials via outbound HTTP requests. The issue arises
 because public_api is passed directly to the HTTP client (urlopen_auth) without validation, allowing
 unrestricted outbound connections and unintended disclosure of sensitive information. Version 4.5.4
 contains a patch. (CVE-2026-35587)

Solution

Update the glances library and its related packages to version 4.5.4 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g5pq-48mj-jvw8

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440708

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/21/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.95

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-35587

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.6

Threat Score: 7.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/21/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/20/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-35587

cwe: CWE-918