PT-2026-64787 · Nousresearch · Hermes-Agent

Erichen-X · CVE-2026-17432 · Published 2026-07-26 · Updated 2026-07-26

Mitre

CVSS v3.1

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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.

Exploit

Fix

Improper Access Control

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-266

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-17432

Affected Products

Hermes-Agent

References · 10

• 🔥 https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729 · Exploit
• https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3 · Patch
• https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17432 · Security Note
• https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730 · Note
• https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent · Note
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17432 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/submit/862424 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065/cti · Note