PT-2026-68368 · Nousresearch · Hermes-Agent

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CVE-2026-18976

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Published

2026-08-06

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Updated

2026-08-06

CVSS v2.0

6.5

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions NousResearch hermes-agent versions prior to 0.16.1
Description A remote attack can lead to incorrect privilege assignment. This issue occurs within the disabled toolsets Handler, specifically affecting the get tool definitions() function located in the agent/agent init.py file.
Recommendations Update NousResearch hermes-agent to a version later than 0.16.0. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the get tool definitions() function in the agent/agent init.py file.

Exploit

Fix

Incorrect Privilege Assignment

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-18976

Affected Products

Hermes-Agent