CVE-2026-9353NousResearch hermes-agent Skills Guard Multi-Word Prompt skills_guard.py injection
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A security vulnerability has been detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.23. Impacted is an unknown function of the file agent/skills_guard.py of the component Skills Guard Multi-Word Prompt Handler. The manipulation of the argument THREAT_PATTERNS leads to injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- CVSS
- 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-74, CWE-707
- 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
- May 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
NousResearch hermes-agent nousresearch:hermes-agent | 2026.4.0; 2026.4.1; 2026.4.2; 2026.4.3; 2026.4.4; 2026.4.5; 2026.4.6; 2026.4.7; and 16 more ranges | CNA record |
References
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365316vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365316/ctisignature, permissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/submit/812216third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/82a3539d6358842e69dfaef0a9fcf14aexploit
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