A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.6.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py of the component SimpleX Gateway Authorization. The manipulation of the argument contactId results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
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Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.6.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py of the component SimpleX Gateway Authorization. The manipulation of the argument contactId results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Title NousResearch hermes-agent SimpleX Gateway Authorization adapter.py access control
First Time appeared Nousresearch
Nousresearch hermes-agent
Weaknesses CWE-266
CWE-284
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nousresearch
Nousresearch hermes-agent
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-27T18:01:13.928Z

Reserved: 2026-07-25T10:42:39.965Z

Link: CVE-2026-17432

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-27T18:01:09.525Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-07-26T01:16:25.783

Modified: 2026-07-27T20:25:13.817

Link: CVE-2026-17432

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-03T18:30:06Z

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