CVE-2026-9369

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.

CVSS v3 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/062b77ceac6aa9844842a616f5d2ef30
https://vuldb.com/submit/812230
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365332
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365332/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

24 May 2026, 09:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-24 09:16

Updated : 2026-05-26 19:50

NVD link : CVE-2026-9369

Mitre link : CVE-2026-9369

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-9369

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-697

Incorrect Comparison

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