# CVE-2026-10220: NousResearch hermes-agent skills\_tool.py skill\_view injection

- Severity: CVSS 6.9 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-01 · Updated: 2026-06-02

## Affected

- 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, 2026.4.8, 2026.4.9, 2026.4.10, 2026.4.11, 2026.4.12, 2026.4.13, 2026.4.14, 2026.4.15, 2026.4.16, 2026.4.17, 2026.4.18, 2026.4.19, 2026.4.20, 2026.4.21, 2026.4.22, 2026.4.23, 2026.4.24, 2026.4.25, 2026.4.26, 2026.4.27, 2026.4.28, 2026.4.29, and 1 more

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected is the function _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view of the file tools/skills_tool.py. Executing a manipulation can lead to injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on NousResearch hermes-agent, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367499
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/367499/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-10220
- https://vuldb.com/submit/822018
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/9dd399c6f75b31fa741a613dfd41de08

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