The vulnerability of the Outdated._load_cache() function in the glances/outdated.py file of the Glances monitoring tool allows a hacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability of the Outdated.loadcache function in the glances/outdated.py monitoring tool is related to deserialization mechanism flaws. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code...

CVE-2026-46607: Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Glances is an open-source system cross-platform monitoring tool. Prior to 4.5.5, glances/outdated.py uses pickle.load to read a version-check cache file stored at a predictable, world-accessible path /.cache/glances/glances-version.db or $XDGCACHEHOME/glances/glances-version.db. No integrity chec...