# CVE-2026-32611: Glances has a SQL Injection in DuckDB Export via Unparameterized DDL Statements

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-2170, GHSA-49G7-2WW7-3VF5
- Severity: CVSS 7.0 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.2
- Published: 2026-03-18 · Updated: 2026-03-18

## Affected

- nicolargo glances: fixed in 4.5.2
- glances (PyPI): fixed in 4.5.2

## Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. The GHSA-x46r fix (commit 39161f0) addressed SQL injection in the TimescaleDB export module by converting all SQL operations to use parameterized queries and `psycopg.sql` composable objects. However, the DuckDB export module (`glances/exports/glances_duckdb/__init__.py`) was not included in this fix and contains the same class of vulnerability: table names and column names derived from monitoring statistics are directly interpolated into SQL statements via f-strings. While DuckDB INSERT values already use parameterized queries (`?` placeholders), the DDL construction and table name references do not escape or parameterize identifier names. Version 4.5.3 provides a more complete fix.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-49g7-2ww7-3vf5
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/63b7da28895249d775202d639e5531ba63491a5c
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.2

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