CVE-2026-10221
NousResearch hermes-agent run_agent.py _compress_context injection
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Jun 1, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Reserved
- May 31, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.12.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function _compress_context of the file run_agent.py. The manipulation leads to injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 7.3 High | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 7.5 High | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
hermes-agentNousResearch |
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References
- VDB-367500 | NousResearch hermes-agent run_agent.py _compress_context injectionvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-367500 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-10221 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #822019 | NousResearch hermes-agent <= 0.12.0 Injection (CWE-74)third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/d343fcfe2c009cd45f56dc475fd5ac03exploit
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