CVE-2026-68518

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.1%, top 96% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Elevated
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
56(Track*)
EG Risk 56/100SSVC: Track*

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 17, 2026

Last Modified

September 18, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Aug 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github, github_commit, github_release.
github_release Patch Available

Glances 4.5.6

Patch available: nicolargo/glances v4.5.6

https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.6
github_commit Patch Available

commit 9c280eae5419 (nicolargo/glances)

Patch available: nicolargo/glances v4.5.6 (contains commit 9c280eae5419)

https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/9c280eae5419da680827024b60f6265956e31994
github Patch Available

Command injection bypass of action-template sanitizer via cross-field shell-operator reconstruction · Advisory · nicolargo/glances · GitHub

https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-qcpp-8x79-hhp3

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-68518(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
glances3.3.1.1+dfsg-1 ... 4.5.6+dfsg-1 (14 versions)——
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
glances4.3.1+dfsg-1 ... 4.5.6+dfsg-1 (8 versions)——
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
glances4.3.1+dfsg-1 ... 4.5.5+dfsg-1 (7 versions)4.5.6+dfsg-1—
PyPI(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
glances1.3.1 ... 4.5.5 (135 versions)4.5.6—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 49× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-68518?
CVE-2026-68518 is a high vulnerability published on August 17, 2026. Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, sanitizemustachedict() in glances/actions.py sanitizes individual Mustache values before chevron.render(), allowing adjacent unescaped Mustache variables to reconstruct shell operators that securepopen() executes when…
When was CVE-2026-68518 disclosed?
CVE-2026-68518 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 17, 2026, with the most recent update on September 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-68518 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-68518 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-68518?
CVE-2026-68518 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-68518?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-68518, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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