CVE-2026-17432
Severity CVSS v4.0:
LOW
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
26/07/2026
Last modified:
26/07/2026
Description
A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.6.5. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file hermes-agent/plugins/platforms/simplex/adapter.py of the component SimpleX Gateway Authorization. The manipulation of the argument contactId results in improper access controls. The attack may be launched remotely. A high complexity level is associated with this attack. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is identified as 490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
1.30
Severity 4.0
LOW
Base Score 3.x
5.00
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/490c486ff65b766d9de0fe0e6f26e1778aaa8fb3
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44729
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/44730
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/41246
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-17432
- https://vuldb.com/submit/862424
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/383065/cti



