cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent Shell Command Permission permissions.ts checkShellCommand privileges assignment

published 2026-09-14 55 d ago modified 2026-09-16 53 d ago also EUVD-2026-77770

cvss: 4.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits: 0; none known

A security vulnerability has been detected in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.2.0. This impacts the function checkShellCommand of the file src/capabilities/permissions.ts of the component Shell Command Permission. The manipulation leads to incorrect privilege assignment. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 54 d ago (2026-09-16)

Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

github.com https://github.com/cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/80 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	4.0	5.3	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	3.0	4.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CNA	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
CNA	4.0	2.1	CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
CNA	3.1	4.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CNA	2.0	4.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent

Classification

Weakness

CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

github.com /cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/issues/80
exploit, issue-tracking
vuldb.com /vuln/403314
vdb-entry, technical-description
vuldb.com /vuln/403314/cti
signature, permissions-required
vuldb.com /cve/CVE-2026-90812
third-party-advisory
vuldb.com /submit/922878
third-party-advisory
github.com /cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent/
product

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-90812
NVD CVE-2026-90812

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Summary