Hermes WebUI before 0.51.443 contains a broken access control vulnerability in the /api/session endpoint that allows authenticated users to disclose cross-profile session transcripts. Attackers can bypass profile boundary checks by directly querying session IDs belonging to other profiles via GET /api/session?session_id=&messages=1 to retrieve unauthorized conversation transcripts and metadata.
CVE-2026-55197
Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-17. the CNA's CVSS baseline 6.5; 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
- 6.5
- EG Score
- 6.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 45(Track)EG Risk 45/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity65% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 19%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
June 17, 2026
Last Modified
July 14, 2026
Advisory Details (5)
Auto-updated Jun 17, 2026[security] fix(session): scope detail loads to active profile
Upstream fix in progress (PR #3982 · nesquena/hermes-webui, state=closed)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/3982Hermes WebUI < 0.51.443 - Broken Access Control in /api/session Endpoint | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-webui-broken-access-control-in-api-session-endpointv0.51.443
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.443
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/releases/tag/v0.51.443Release PD (v0.51.443): [security] scope session by-id reads + exports to active profile (#3982, #3991)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.452 (PR #4269 merged 2026-06-15)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/pull/4269commit 2a3baa71b81c (nesquena/hermes-webui)
Patch available: nesquena/hermes-webui v0.51.452 (contains commit 2a3baa71b81c)
https://github.com/nesquena/hermes-webui/commit/2a3baa71b81ca92da8ece8616a09f15894beec71Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55197(1)
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