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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-9368
PUBLISHED
More InfoOfficial Page
Assigner-VulDB
Assigner Org ID-1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-24 May, 2026 | 08:45
Updated At-24 May, 2026 | 08:45
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
NousResearch hermes-agent Environment Variable code_execution_tool.py execute_code sandbox

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
NousResearch
Product
hermes-agent
CPEs
  • cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Modules
  • Environment Variable Handler
Versions
Affected
  • 2026.4.0
  • 2026.4.1
  • 2026.4.2
  • 2026.4.3
  • 2026.4.4
  • 2026.4.5
  • 2026.4.6
  • 2026.4.7
  • 2026.4.8
  • 2026.4.9
  • 2026.4.10
  • 2026.4.11
  • 2026.4.12
  • 2026.4.13
  • 2026.4.14
  • 2026.4.15
  • 2026.4.16
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-265Sandbox Issue
CWECWE-264Improper Access Controls
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-265
Description: Sandbox Issue
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-264
Description: Improper Access Controls
Metrics
VersionBase scoreBase severityVector
4.06.9MEDIUM
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/E:P
3.17.3HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
3.07.3HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
2.07.5N/A
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Version: 4.0
Base score: 6.9
Base severity: MEDIUM
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/E:P
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Version: 3.0
Base score: 7.3
Base severity: HIGH
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Version: 2.0
Base score: 7.5
Base severity: N/A
Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Metrics Other Info
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CAPEC IDDescription
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Workarounds

Exploits

Credits

reporter
Eric-i (VulDB User)
coordinator
VulDB CNA Team
Timeline
EventDate
Advisory disclosed2026-05-23 00:00:00
VulDB entry created2026-05-23 02:00:00
VulDB entry last update2026-05-23 12:38:28
Event: Advisory disclosed
Date: 2026-05-23 00:00:00
Event: VulDB entry created
Date: 2026-05-23 02:00:00
Event: VulDB entry last update
Date: 2026-05-23 12:38:28
Replaced By

Rejected Reason

References
HyperlinkResource
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365331
vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365331/cti
signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/812229
third-party-advisory
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/43c72d19668421abe8ce10f299323a0a
exploit
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/vuln/365331
Resource:
vdb-entry
technical-description
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/vuln/365331/cti
Resource:
signature
permissions-required
Hyperlink: https://vuldb.com/submit/812229
Resource:
third-party-advisory
Hyperlink: https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/43c72d19668421abe8ce10f299323a0a
Resource:
exploit
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