CVE-2026-9366 (GCVE-0-2026-9366)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-24 08:15 – Updated: 2026-05-27 17:27
VLAI
Title
NousResearch hermes-agent prompt_builder.py _scan_context_content injection
Summary
A vulnerability was found in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.4.23. The impacted element is the function _scan_context_content of the file agent/prompt_builder.py. The manipulation results in injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
6.9 (Medium)
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
7.3 (High)
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
7.3 (High)
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
CWE
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365329 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/365329/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/submit/812227 third-party-advisory
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/581fd92de5548f… exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NousResearch hermes-agent Affected: 2026.4.23
    cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Eric-i (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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