# CVE-2026-35588: Glances has CQL Injection in its Cassandra Export Module via Unsanitized Config Values

- Also known as: GHSA-GRP3-H8M8-45P7, PYSEC-2026-2177
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.4
- Published: 2026-04-20 · Updated: 2026-04-21

## Affected

- nicolargo glances: fixed in 4.5.4
- glances (PyPI): fixed in 4.5.4

## Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to version 4.5.4, the Cassandra export module (`glances/exports/glances_cassandra/__init__.py`) interpolates `keyspace`, `table`, and `replication_factor` configuration values directly into CQL statements without validation. A user with write access to `glances.conf` can redirect all monitoring data to an attacker-controlled Cassandra keyspace. Version 4.5.4 contains a fix.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nicolargo glances, glances, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-grp3-h8m8-45p7
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/d339181f03a14bb15506307e9d58f876e23d8160
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/e41b665576f9fd5374e3152078726cc59a01e48c

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