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CVE-2021-23418: XML External Entity (XXE) Injection

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2021-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-611

Description

The package glances before 3.2.1 are vulnerable to XML External Entity (XXE) Injection via the use of Fault to parse untrusted XML data, which is known to be vulnerable to XML attacks.

Affected products

• Glances: before 3.2.1 — fixed in 3.2.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Glances 3.2.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/4b87e979afdc06d98ed1b48da31e69eaa3a9fb94
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/85d5a6b4af31fcf785d5a61086cbbd166b40b07a
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/9d6051be4a42f692392049fdbfc85d5dfa458b32
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/issues/1025
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GLANCES-1311807
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/4b87e979afdc06d98ed1b48da31e69eaa3a9fb94
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/85d5a6b4af31fcf785d5a61086cbbd166b40b07a
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/9d6051be4a42f692392049fdbfc85d5dfa458b32
• https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/issues/1025
• https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GLANCES-1311807

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