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CVE-2021-23418

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-23418 is a critical XML External Entity (XXE) Injection vulnerability affecting the glances_project glances package versions prior to 3.2.1. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the Fault library's parsing of untrusted XML data. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants immediate patching.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.2.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:glances_project:glances:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.3MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
73.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 61st percentile among its peer group of 36,897 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: GlancesFixed in: 3.2.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-r2mj-8wgq-73m6medium

XML External Entity Reference in Glances

Aug 9, 2021

References

github.com / nicolargo/glances/commit/4b87e979afdc06d98ed1b48da31e69eaa3a9fb94
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / nicolargo/glances/commit/85d5a6b4af31fcf785d5a61086cbbd166b40b07a
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / nicolargo/glances/commit/9d6051be4a42f692392049fdbfc85d5dfa458b32
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / nicolargo/glances/issues/1025
ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
snyk.io / vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-GLANCES-1311807
PatchThird Party Advisory