CVE-2026-14783 (GCVE-0-2026-14783)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-05 23:45 – Updated: 2026-07-06 17:39 X_Open Source
VLAI
Title
NousResearch hermes-agent skills_tool.py skill_view path traversal
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.5.29.2. The impacted element is the function skill_view of the file tools/skills_tool.py. Executing a manipulation of the argument Name can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 56f833efa427ccb444c0f9ad1759af1012f2124d. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
SSVC
Exploitation: poc Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NousResearch hermes-agent Affected: 2026.5.29.2
    cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Eric-y (VulDB User)
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