CVE-2026-18774 (GCVE-0-2026-18774)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-04 16:00 – Updated: 2026-08-05 13:42
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
NousResearch hermes-agent xAI Image Generation Provider image_gen_provider.py save_url_image server-side request forgery
Summary
A flaw has been found in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.16.0. This affects the function save_url_image of the file agent/image_gen_provider.py of the component xAI Image Generation Provider. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-918 - Server-Side Request Forgery
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/385784 | vdb-entrytechnical-description |
| https://vuldb.com/vuln/385784/cti | signaturepermissions-required |
| https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18774 | third-party-advisory |
| https://vuldb.com/submit/856875 | third-party-advisory |
| https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/7c71603a25d84f… | exploit |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NousResearch | hermes-agent |
Affected:
0.1
Affected: 0.2 Affected: 0.3 Affected: 0.4 Affected: 0.5 Affected: 0.6 Affected: 0.7 Affected: 0.8 Affected: 0.9 Affected: 0.10 Affected: 0.11 Affected: 0.12 Affected: 0.13 Affected: 0.14 Affected: 0.15 Affected: 0.16.0 cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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