A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected by this issue is the function _sanitize_env_lines of the file hermes_cli/config.py. The manipulation results in injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The attack requires a high level of complexity. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
CVE-2026-10222
Score 5.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-06-01. NVD baseline CVSS 5.6; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 5.6
- EG Score
- 5.6(medium)
- EG Risk
- 41(Track)EG Risk 41/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity56% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS
- 18.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 1, 2026
Last Modified
July 22, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Jun 13, 2026Environment Variable Semantic Injection via Substring Split in .env Parser (_sanitize_env_lines) · GitHub
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/7ee2eeaa383b3540d2e8854250c03fb0Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-10222(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
PyPI(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| hermes-agent | 0.13.0 ... 0.17.0 (7 versions) | 0.18.0 | — |
Weakness Classification(2)
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