CVE-2026-10220: Injection in NousResearch hermes-agent
CVE-2026-10220 is a medium-severity injection vulnerability in the NousResearch hermes-agent software versions up to 2026. 4. 30. The issue exists in the _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view function within the tools/skills_tool. py file. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication and does not require user interaction. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there are no known exploits observed in the wild. The vendor has not responded to disclosure attempts, and no official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves an injection flaw in the _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view function of the NousResearch hermes-agent up to version 2026.4.30. An attacker can remotely manipulate inputs to cause injection, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and low to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has not provided a patch or remediation, and the vulnerability is publicly disclosed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform injection attacks against the hermes-agent, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The impact is rated as medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.9. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded and no official fix is available, users should monitor for vendor updates and consider applying any available workarounds or mitigations if provided in the future. Until a patch is released, restricting network access to the affected service may reduce exposure.
CVE-2026-10220: Injection in NousResearch hermes-agent
Description
CVE-2026-10220 is a medium-severity injection vulnerability in the NousResearch hermes-agent software versions up to 2026. 4. 30. The issue exists in the _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view function within the tools/skills_tool. py file. This vulnerability can be exploited remotely without authentication and does not require user interaction. Although the exploit has been publicly disclosed, there are no known exploits observed in the wild. The vendor has not responded to disclosure attempts, and no official patch or remediation guidance is currently available.
CVSS v4.0
Score 6.9medium
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves an injection flaw in the _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view function of the NousResearch hermes-agent up to version 2026.4.30. An attacker can remotely manipulate inputs to cause injection, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and low to low impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vendor has not provided a patch or remediation, and the vulnerability is publicly disclosed.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to perform injection attacks against the hermes-agent, potentially leading to partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The impact is rated as medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.9. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Since the vendor has not responded and no official fix is available, users should monitor for vendor updates and consider applying any available workarounds or mitigations if provided in the future. Until a patch is released, restricting network access to the affected service may reduce exposure.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-31T07:51:21.351Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a1de30ee29bf47b503a581e
Added to database: 6/1/2026, 7:52:46 PM
Last enriched: 6/1/2026, 8:04:28 PM
Last updated: 6/2/2026, 5:01:04 AM
Views: 7
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