# CVE-2026-32596: Glances - Information Disclosure

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2026-32596 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2026-32596

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 8.7
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** Glances
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)
- **Tags:** python, web_application

## Description

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.2, Glances web server runs without authentication by default when started with `glances -w`, exposing REST API with sensitive system information including process command-lines containing credentials (passwords, API keys, tokens) to any network client. Version 4.5.2 fixes the issue.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2026-32596](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32596) is an information disclosure vulnerability in Glances, a cross-platform system monitoring tool, where the web server runs without authentication by default prior to version 4.5.2. This flaw exposes sensitive REST API endpoints, potentially leaking system information such as process command-lines that may contain credentials, passwords, API keys, or tokens to any network client. Attackers could exploit this vulnerability to harvest confidential data and compromise system security.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 1st of April 2026.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2026-32596 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2026-32596 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attackers exploit unauthenticated access to endpoints such as `/api/4/system` and `/api/4/processlist` to retrieve sensitive system and process information from exposed Glances web servers.

## Timeline

- 2026-03-18: CVE Published. CVE-2026-32596 is published to NVD.
- 2026-04-01: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2026-32596 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2026-04-20: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2026-32596 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-wvxv-4j8q-4wjq
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/208d876118fea5758970f33fd7474908bd403d25
- https://github.com/nicolargo/glances/releases/tag/v4.5.2
- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2026/CVE-2026-32596.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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