Description
A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.15.2. The affected element is the function shell.exec of the file tui_gateway/server.py. The manipulation results in protection mechanism failure. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| NousResearch | hermes-agent | 0.15.0, 0.15.1, 0.15.2 | — |
References
- VDB-376141 | NousResearch hermes-agent server.py shell.exec protection mechanism vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-376141 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-14625 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #845595 | NousResearch Hermes Agent 75cbdfd06bb041936f164c8d75ac518b2cb4fec0 Protection Mechanism Failure (CWE-693) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/3b11589740dcf16b152b0929e1b3d024 exploit