CVE-2026-18993
Description
A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.16.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/model_tools.py of the component Memory Toolset. The manipulation results in improper access controls. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used.
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/issues/46171
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/48181
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/46185
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18993
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862610
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/386377
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/386377/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.