CVE-2026-34839: Glances: Cross-Origin Information Disclosure via Unauthenticated REST API (/api/4) due to Permissive CORS

April 21, 2026 (updated May 4, 2026)

The Glances web server exposes a REST API (/api/4/*) that is accessible without authentication and allows cross-origin requests from any origin due to a permissive CORS policy (Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *).

This allows a malicious website to read sensitive system information from a running Glances instance in the victim’s browser, leading to cross-origin data exfiltration.

While a previous advisory exists for XML-RPC CORS issues, this report demonstrates that the REST API (/api/4/*) is also affected and exposes significantly more sensitive data.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfc2-9qmw-w7vh
github.com/nicolargo/glances
github.com/nicolargo/glances/commit/fdfb977b1d91b5e410bc06c4e19f8bedb0005ce9
github.com/nicolargo/glances/security/advisories/GHSA-gfc2-9qmw-w7vh
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34839

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