CVE-2026-82020
Hermes Agent 0.16.0 prior to 0.17.0 contains an improper path restriction vulnerability that allows attackers who can influence ingested message content to overwrite the credential store by bypassing sensitive-path guards that excluded the auth.json file. Attackers can craft malicious messages directing the agent's file-write tooling to overwrite the credential store without triggering any path-based protection, enabling credential tampering or unauthorized access.
- Published Aug 28, 2026
- CVSS 7.6 high
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- A fix is available