CVE-2026-7397 (GCVE-0-2026-7397)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-29 18:00 – Updated: 2026-04-30 12:47 X_Open Source
VLAI?
Title
NousResearch hermes-agent file_tools.py _check_sensitive_path symlink
Summary
A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent 0.8.0. This affects the function _check_sensitive_path of the file tools/file_tools.py. The manipulation results in symlink following. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.9.0 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is identified as 311dac197145e19e07df68feba2cd55d896a3cd1. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Severity ?
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
4.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
NousResearch hermes-agent Affected: 0.8.0
Unaffected: 0.9.0
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Credits
Yu_Bao (VulDB User)
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