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CVE-2026-17432

MEDIUM
5.0
CVSS 3.1
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.

Metadata

CVE ID
CVE-2026-17432
State
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Reserved
2026-07-25 10:42 UTC
Published
2026-07-26 00:15 UTC
Last updated
2026-07-26 00:15 UTC
Primary CWE
CWE-284
Improper Access Controls
Vendor / Product
NousResearch / hermes-agent
Sources
cve.org  ·  NVD

Severity & Metrics

5.0 MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
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
Affected products (1)
VendorProductPlatformVersions
NousResearch hermes-agent — 2026.6.5
Weakness (CWE)
CWESourceDescription
CWE-266 cna Incorrect Privilege Assignment
CWE-284 cna Improper Access Controls
CVSS scores (4)
ScoreSeverityVersionSourceVector
5.0 MEDIUM 3.1 cna 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
5.0 MEDIUM 3.0 cna 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
4.6 N/D 2.0 cna AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C
2.3 LOW 4.0 cna 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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