CVE-2026-53869
highpriority · track · 0OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation. FastAPI HTTP middleware does not execute for WebSocket upgrade requests on /api/pty, /api/ws, /api/pub, and /api/events endpoints, enabling attackers to exploit DNS rebinding and inject malicious commands or read terminal output.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–8.7
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affected products (2)
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advisories (2)
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- GHSA-4pqm-j46f-795xHermes Agent contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation2026-06-17ghsa · osvUS
Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation. FastAPI HTTP middleware does not execute for WebSocket upgrade requests on /api/pty, /api/ws, /api/pub, and /api/events endpoints, enabling attackers to exploit DNS rebinding and inject malicious commands or read terminal output.
- PYSEC-2026-2510Hermes Agent contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation2026-07-13vendor · osvUS
Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation. FastAPI HTTP middleware does not execute for WebSocket upgrade requests on /api/pty, /api/ws, /api/pub, and /api/events endpoints, enabling attackers to exploit DNS rebinding and inject malicious commands or read terminal output.
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references (15)
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- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/d9ec90585cf7616b5972e44cf8d92bb569fc3febcnnvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30221cnnvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31685cnnvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.6.5cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-agent-dns-rebinding-bypass-via-websocket-endpointscnnvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/d9ec90585cf7616b5972e44cf8d92bb569fc3febenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30221enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31685enisa_euvd
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