CVE-2026-7397

LOW EPSS 3.5%
Published Apr 29, 20262mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
1.9 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published Apr 29, 2026 2mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent 0.8.0. This affects the function _check_sensitive_path of the file tools/file_tools.py. The manipulation results in symlink following. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is identified as 311dac197145e19e07df68feba2cd55d896a3cd1. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

CVSS Details

Base Score
1.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.5% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-59
CWE-61

References 8

  • github.com https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/
  • github.com https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/311dac197145e19e07df68feba2cd55d896a3cd1
  • github.com https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/8734
  • github.com https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/8829
  • github.com https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.4.13
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/submit/803270
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/360121
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/vuln/360121/cti

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.