id: PYSEC-2026-2512
published: "2026-07-13T15:19:12.046370Z"
modified: "2026-07-13T16:04:16.662026Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2026-9369
- GHSA-cv5c-mh6j-wvp9
summary: hermes-agent has an Incorrect Comparison
details: A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.4.23. Affected is the function _discover_dashboard_plugins of the file hermes_cli/web_server.py of the component CLI web-dashboard Interface. Performing a manipulation of the argument HERMES_ENABLE_PROJECT_PLUGINS results in incorrect comparison. The attack is only possible with local access. 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:
- package:
    name: hermes-agent
    ecosystem: PyPI
    purl: pkg:pypi/hermes-agent
  ranges:
  - type: ECOSYSTEM
    events:
    - introduced: "0"
    - fixed: 0.15.0
  versions:
  - 0.13.0
  - 0.14.0
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9369
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/09f85f2cf79362a2f7963754b49a44cb3d234176
- type: WEB
  url: https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/062b77ceac6aa9844842a616f5d2ef30
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/submit/812230
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/365332
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/365332/cti
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/hermes-agent
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cv5c-mh6j-wvp9
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- type: CVSS_V4
  score: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P