Medium 5.0Published Jul 25, 2026

CVE-2026-17432NousResearch hermes-agent SimpleX Gateway Authorization adapter.py access control

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 1:50 AM ET)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 5.0 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-284, CWE-266
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: VulDB
NVD analysis: Deferred
Record last updated: Jul 27, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

NousResearch hermes-agent nousresearch:hermes-agent	2026.6.5	CNA record

References

References

https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065	vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065/cti	signature, permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17432	third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/submit/862424	third-party-advisory
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730	issue-tracking
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246	issue-tracking, patch
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729	exploit, issue-tracking
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3	patch
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/	product

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