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SCA: security update for hermes-agent (GHSA-wm96-9gfh-vvgq)

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 444161

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This impacts the function
 execute_code of the file tools/code_execution_tool.py of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such
 manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly
 available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in
 any way. (CVE-2026-9368)

Solution

Update the hermes-agent library and its related packages to version 0.11.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wm96-9gfh-vvgq

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 444161

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 6/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.6

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-9368

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.9

Threat Score: 2.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-9368