CVE-2026-17432
NousResearch hermes-agent SimpleX Gateway Authorization adapter.py access control
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 2.3 Low
- Published
- Jul 26, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 27, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 25, 2026
Description
A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.6.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py of the component SimpleX Gateway Authorization. The manipulation of the argument contactId results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 2.3 Low | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.0 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 4.6 Medium | AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
hermes-agentNousResearch |
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References
- VDB-383065 | NousResearch hermes-agent SimpleX Gateway Authorization adapter.py access controlvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-383065 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- CVE-2026-17432 | CVE Analysis and Reportthird-party-advisory
- Submit #862424 | NousResearch hermes-agent 9121834b31984c2125738c7243792cbd2dc79df6 (unreleased origin/main, post-v2026.6.5) Authentication Bypass by Spoofing (CWE-290)third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730issue-tracking
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246issue-trackingpatch
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729exploitissue-tracking
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3patch
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/product
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