CVE-2026-7397

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 v3 4.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.2 LOW

4.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

3.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 4.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

No configuration.

History

29 Apr 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-04-29 19:16

Updated : 2026-04-29 21:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-7397

Mitre link : CVE-2026-7397

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-7397

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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