CVE-2026-14625 (GCVE-0-2026-14625)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-04 11:30 – Updated: 2026-07-04 11:30
VLAI
Title
NousResearch hermes-agent server.py shell.exec protection mechanism
Summary
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.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
  • CWE-693 - Protection Mechanism Failure
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://vuldb.com/vuln/376141 vdb-entrytechnical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/376141/cti signaturepermissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-14625 third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/845595 third-party-advisory
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/3b11589740dcf1… exploit
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NousResearch hermes-agent Affected: 0.15.0
Affected: 0.15.1
Affected: 0.15.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Eric-a (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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