# CVE-2026-90810: cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent Shell Command Permission Check permissions.ts PermissionManager.checkShellCommand improper 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: 2026-09-14 · Updated: 2026-09-15

## Affected

- cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent: 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.4, 1.1.5, 1.1.6, 1.1.7, 1.1.8, 1.1.9, 1.1.10, 1.1.11, 1.1.12, 1.1.13

## Description

A security flaw has been discovered in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.13. The impacted element is the function PermissionManager.checkShellCommand of the file mercury-agent/src/capabilities/permissions.ts of the component Shell Command Permission Check. Performing a manipulation results in improper authorization. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

## What to do

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

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403312
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/403312/cti
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-90810
- https://vuldb.com/submit/922876
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/101
- https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/

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