A vulnerability was determined in NousResearch hermes-agent 2026.5.29.2. The impacted element is the function skill_view of the file tools/skills_tool.py. Executing a manipulation of the argument Name can lead to path traversal. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. This patch is called 56f833efa427ccb444c0f9ad1759af1012f2124d. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
CVE-2026-14783
Score 4.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-07-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.3; 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
- 4.3
- EG Score
- 4.3(high)
- EPSS
- 25.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 5, 2026
Last Modified
July 6, 2026
Advisory Details (4)
Auto-updated Jul 6, 2026GitHub - NousResearch/hermes-agent: The agent that grows with you · GitHub
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit 56f833efa427 (NousResearch/hermes-agent)
Fix landed in NousResearch/hermes-agent commit 56f833efa427 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/56f833efa427ccb444c0f9ad1759af1012f2124dfix(skills): block path traversal via skill_view name argument
Fix merged in NousResearch/hermes-agent PR #40566 on 2026-06-07 — awaiting tagged release
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/40566[Security] Hermes `skill_view` name traversal discloses files outside the trusted skills directory · Issue #38643 · NousResearch/hermes-agent · GitHub
https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/issues/38643Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14783(1)
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Weakness Classification(1)
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Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-07 01:52 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-07 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-06 18:21 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
- 2026-07-06 18:21 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v4 → 5.3
- 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-06 02:00 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 2.1
- 2026-07-05 23:54 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-05 23:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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