| Component | Hermes Agent |
| Severity | medium (CVSS 6.3) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-06-01 |
| Affected versions | not published yet, see the advisory |
| Fixed in | see the vendor advisory |
| Weakness | CWE-74CWE-707 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
A weakness has been identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. This affects the function _scan_memory_content of the file tools/memory_tool.py. This manipulation causes injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
What to do
- NVD lists no fixed version yet: follow the vendor advisory below and keep Hermes Agent off the public internet until a fix ships.
- Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-10223
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/a1fb77ad2488c545a35d0f66356ea7b4
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10223
- https://vuldb.com/submit/822021
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367502
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367502/cti
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