CVE-2026-9368

HIGHNVD 7.37.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-05-26. NVD baseline CVSS 7.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.3
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This impacts the function execute_code of the file tools/code_execution_tool.py of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

CVSS v3
7.3
EG Score
7.3(medium)
EPSS
30.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 24, 2026

Last Modified

May 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 11, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Hermes Agent — execute_code Tool Allows Unrestricted Host Code Execution and Credential Leakage via Incomplete Environment Scrubbing · GitHub

https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/43c72d19668421abe8ce10f299323a0a

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9368(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 69× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 132 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9368?
CVE-2026-9368 is a high vulnerability published on May 24, 2026. A vulnerability was identified in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This impacts the function executecode of the file tools/codeexecution_tool.py of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation leads to sandbox issue. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The…
When was CVE-2026-9368 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9368 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 24, 2026, with the most recent update on May 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9368 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9368 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 30.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9368?
CVE-2026-9368 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9368?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9368, 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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