id: PYSEC-2026-2513
published: "2026-07-13T15:35:22.704641Z"
modified: "2026-07-13T16:04:16.721456Z"
aliases:
- CVE-2026-10222
- GHSA-mv8x-fg99-32mf
summary: hermes-agent has an Injection issue
details: A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected by this issue is the function _sanitize_env_lines of the file hermes_cli/config.py. The manipulation results in injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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: 0.18.0
  versions:
  - 0.13.0
  - 0.14.0
  - 0.15.0
  - 0.15.1
  - 0.15.2
  - 0.16.0
  - 0.17.0
references:
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-10222
- type: WEB
  url: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/b944c6e821c2177eac6da857c99ff24566aa56b0
- type: WEB
  url: https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/7ee2eeaa383b3540d2e8854250c03fb0
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10222
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/submit/822020
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/367501
- type: WEB
  url: https://vuldb.com/vuln/367501/cti
- type: PACKAGE
  url: https://pypi.org/project/hermes-agent
- type: ADVISORY
  url: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv8x-fg99-32mf
severity:
- type: CVSS_V3
  score: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
- type: CVSS_V4
  score: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P