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Critical 9.4Published Jun 11, 2026

CVE-2026-49973Hermes WebUI < 0.51.358 Unauthenticated Password Takeover via /api/settings

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No exploitation reported and no EPSS estimate yet.

Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.358 contains an improper access control vulnerability that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to hijack initial setup by submitting the _set_password parameter to the settings API endpoint without any network origin restriction. Attackers on any reachable network can send a POST request to the settings endpoint during the first-run setup window to persist an arbitrary password hash, obtain a valid session cookie, and lock out the legitimate operator from their own instance.

CVSS
9.4 CRITICAL (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-306
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
VulnCheck
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Jul 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
nesquena hermes-webui
nesquena:hermes_webui (from the name)
before 0.51.358
CNA record

References

References

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