CVE-2026-17432
Description
A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.6.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py of the component SimpleX Gateway Authorization. The manipulation of the argument contactId results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17432
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862424
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065/cti
CWEs
CWE-266 CWE-284
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.