Bug 2493112 (CVE-2026-46607) - CVE-2026-46607 glances: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution via insecure deserialization of cache file
Summary: CVE-2026-46607 glances: Glances: Arbitrary Code Execution via insecure deseri...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-46607
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security
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Depends On: 2494486 2494491
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-06-25 19:02 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-29 16:36 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-25 19:02:40 UTC
Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.5, glances/outdated.py uses pickle.load() to read a version-check cache file stored at a predictable, world-accessible path (~/.cache/glances/glances-version.db or $XDG_CACHE_HOME/glances/glances-version.db). No integrity check, signature verification, or format validation is performed before deserialization. An attacker with write access to that path — through any of several realistic local or container-level scenarios — can plant a malicious pickle file and achieve arbitrary code execution as the OS user running Glances the next time it starts with version checking enabled (the default). This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.5.


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