# CVE-2026-68517: Glances: REST API CORS Credentials Guard Uses Exact-Match Instead of Membership Test — Bypassed by Any Multi-Origin Allowlist Containing the Wildcard

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3667, GHSA-FP27-88FP-2PHG
- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.6
- Published: 2026-08-17 · Updated: 2026-08-18

## Affected

- nicolargo glances: fixed in 4.5.6
- glances (PyPI): fixed in 4.5.6

## Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.6, the cors_origins guard in glances/outputs/glances_restful_api.py uses exact list equality instead of wildcard membership, allowing a multi-origin list containing the wildcard to retain cors_credentials and expose authenticated REST API data to an untrusted website visited by a previously authenticated user. This issue is fixed in 4.5.6.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nicolargo glances, glances, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.6) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-fp27-88fp-2phg
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/890858944ab9d03730ec6b1ba42d4015e6d85db5
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.6

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