CVE-2026-9369Public exploit

Local code execution via project-plugin gate bypass

Published May 24, 2026 · Updated May 24, 2026

Code execution in Nous Research Hermes Agent before 0.15.0 allows local users to run Python through a crafted project plugin. The dashboard's _discover_dashboard_plugins function treats every nonempty HERMES_ENABLE_PROJECT_PLUGINS value as enabled, while its route loader accepts an absolute or traversing api path and imports that file. A local user must control project content in the dashboard's working directory; imported code receives the dashboard process's privileges.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Code execution in Nous Research Hermes Agent before 0.15.0 allows local users to run Python through a crafted project plugin. The dashboard's _discover_dashboard_plugins function treats every nonempty HERMES_ENABLE_PROJECT_PLUGINS value as enabled, while its route loader accepts an absolute or traversing api path and imports that file. A local user must control project content in the dashboard's working directory; imported code receives the dashboard process's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-9369
Published
May 24, 2026
Updated
May 24, 2026
Vendor
Nous Research
Product
Hermes Agent
Classifications
CWE-697, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 24, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 24, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2026.4.23

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Nous Research · Hermes Agentversion=2026.4.23

Published CVSS scores

1.9VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.3VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-697Incorrect Comparison
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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