CVE-2026-53870

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-06-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
5.5
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 creates response_store.db and webhook_subscriptions.json with world-readable permissions (mode 0o644), exposing conversation history and HMAC secrets to local users. Attackers with local filesystem access can read these files directly to obtain sensitive data including conversation history, tool payloads, prompts, and per-route HMAC secrets.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(high)
EPSS
1.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (5)

Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github_commit, github_pr, github_release.
github_pr

[security] fix(state): restrict sensitive store file permissions

Upstream fix in progress (PR #30917 · NousResearch/hermes-agent, state=closed)

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30917
generic

Hermes Agent < 0.16.0 - Sensitive File Permission Vulnerability in Store Files | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-agent-sensitive-file-permission-vulnerability-in-store-files
github_release Patch Available

Hermes Agent v0.16.0 (2026.6.5) — The Surface Release

Patch available: NousResearch/hermes-agent v2026.6.5

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.6.5
github_pr

fix(state): restrict sensitive store file permissions (salvage #30917)

Fix merged in NousResearch/hermes-agent PR #31469 on 2026-05-24 — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31469
github_commit

commit 3bace071bfad (NousResearch/hermes-agent)

Fix landed in NousResearch/hermes-agent commit 3bace071bfad — awaiting tagged release

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/3bace071bfadf2d2bec2ee048471a31ec920e3e8

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-53870(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 16× in last 7d / 45× 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.

  1. 2026-07-07 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-06-24 13:54 UTCEG score recompute
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  20. 2026-06-17 19:50 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-53870?
CVE-2026-53870 is a medium vulnerability published on June 17, 2026. Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 creates responsestore.db and webhooksubscriptions.json with world-readable permissions (mode 0o644), exposing conversation history and HMAC secrets to local users. Attackers with local filesystem access can read these files directly to obtain sensitive data including…
When was CVE-2026-53870 disclosed?
CVE-2026-53870 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-53870 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-53870 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-53870?
CVE-2026-53870 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-53870?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-53870, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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