Description
A vulnerability was found in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12. This issue affects the function Agent.handleBgCommand of the file src/core/agent.ts of the component bg Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.1.12 | — |
References
- VDB-386380 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-386380 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-18997 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #862627 | cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent 1.1.12 Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863) third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/73 exploit issue-tracking
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/ product