CVE-2026-32610: Glances's Default CORS Configuration Allows Cross-Origin Credential Theft

Severity: high (CVSS 8.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2026-03-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-942

Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.2, the Glances REST API web server ships with a default CORS configuration that sets `allow_origins=["*"]` combined with `allow_credentials=True`. When both of these options are enabled together, Starlette's `CORSMiddleware` reflects the requesting `Origin` header value in the `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` response header instead of returning the literal `*` wildcard. This effectively grants any website the ability to make credentialed cross-origin API requests to the Glances server, enabling cross-site data theft of system monitoring information, configuration secrets, and command line arguments from any user who has an active browser session with a Glances instance. Version 4.5.2 fixes the issue.

Affected products

nicolargo glances: before 4.5.2 — fixed in 4.5.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: nicolargo glances 4.5.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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