CVE-2026-49957
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
CWE-22
Path Traversal
Publication date:
09/06/2026
Last modified:
10/06/2026
Description
Hermes WebUI before version 0.51.296 contains a workspace boundary bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to circumvent blocked-root path checks by exploiting an early return in the SSH/remote terminal profile workspace resolution logic within _remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(). Attackers can configure a remote terminal working directory to a system directory such as /etc, causing the workspace resolution path to accept it as a trusted local workspace root before the _is_blocked_workspace_path() guard executes, enabling read access to local system files through workspace file-read helpers.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
6.30
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
7.70
Severity 3.x
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/91a89fb5d5c0bf87932917f9914ad0150ea62fe4
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3731
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3744
- https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.296
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-workspace-boundary-bypass-via-api-workspace-py



