CVE-2026-17432

low

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.

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065/cti

https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065

https://vuldb.com/submit/862424

https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17432

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-26

Updated: 2026-07-26

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base 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

Severity: Low