SQL injection in glances - CVE-2026-30930
Published: April 21, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU126702
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-30930
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Nicolas Hennion
Affected software:
glances
glances
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
The vulnerability exists due to SQL injection in the TimescaleDB export module when processing unsanitized system monitoring data in SQL queries. A local user can create a process or other monitored resource with a specially crafted name to execute arbitrary SQL commands.
Exploitation is possible through attacker-controlled values such as process names, filesystem mount points, network interface names, or container names.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-30930
Install security update from vendor's website.