CVE-2026-53871: nesquena hermes-webui · Unvalidated Cookie Trust
Affects nesquena hermes-webuiSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High : upgrade to 0.51.368 soon.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 08:20 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 0.51.368
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 17 Jun 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade nesquena hermes-webui to 0.51.368.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| nesquenahermes-webui | Affected
| Fixed in
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GitHubhermes-webuipkg:github/hermes-webuiOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
If you cannot patch yet, restricting access to trusted users and minimizing exposure of the hermes_profile cookie may reduce risk.
Description
Hermes WebUI before 0.51.368 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the get_profile_cookie() function that accepts unauthenticated profile names from the hermes_profile cookie. An authenticated attacker can forge the hermes_profile cookie value to bypass profile-scoped authorization checks and access sessions, files, and resources across different profiles.
References
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.368 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4023 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4036 (opens in a new tab)
- github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/9e96f5f6adf93b6d1e27ebddfb4d2833ca06ff3b (opens in a new tab)
- vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-profile-scoped-authorization-bypass-via-forged-hermes-profile-cookie (opens in a new tab)