A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected by this issue is the function _sanitize_env_lines of the file hermes_cli/config.py. The manipulation results in injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Description A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected by this issue is the function _sanitize_env_lines of the file hermes_cli/config.py. The manipulation results in injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Title NousResearch hermes-agent config.py _sanitize_env_lines injection
First Time appeared Nousresearch
Nousresearch hermes-agent
Weaknesses CWE-707
CWE-74
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nousresearch:hermes-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Nousresearch
Nousresearch hermes-agent
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulDB

Published:

Updated: 2026-06-01T04:00:11.313Z

Reserved: 2026-05-31T07:51:26.584Z

Link: CVE-2026-10222

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-06-01T06:16:36.053

Modified: 2026-06-01T06:16:36.053

Link: CVE-2026-10222

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-06-01T06:30:22Z