CVE-2026-14625: NousResearch hermes-agent server.py shell.exec protection mechanism

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.3 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-04 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-693

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.15.2. The affected element is the function shell.exec of the file tui_gateway/server.py. The manipulation results in protection mechanism failure. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. 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.

Affected products

NousResearch hermes-agent: 0.15.0, 0.15.1, 0.15.2

References

https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/3b11589740dcf16b152b0929e1b3d024
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-14625
https://vuldb.com/submit/845595
https://vuldb.com/vuln/376141
https://vuldb.com/vuln/376141/cti

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