CVE-2026-82021 json
Hermes Agent 0.18.2 < 0.19.0 MCP Catalog Supply Chain RCE via Mutable Branch Reference
published 2026-08-28 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-08 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-67867
- cvss
- 8.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Hermes Agent 0.18.2 prior to 0.19.0 contains a supply chain vulnerability in its bundled MCP catalog that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising a third-party upstream repository referenced via a mutable branch rather than a pinned commit SHA. An attacker who compromises the upstream repository can propagate malicious code to every host that installs the affected catalog entry, with no further action required by the operator.
Patch / fix
- NousResearch hermes-agent 0.19.0, 2026.7.20
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
Affected products
- NousResearch hermes-agent
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check
References
-
github.com
/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/64463
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/9df5f879b4a5925c0f8f947e7e16ed8e845932c3
patch
-
github.com
/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20
release-notes
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/hermes-agent-mcp-catalog-supply-chain-rce-via-mutable-branch-reference
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-82021
- NVD CVE-2026-82021
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