CVE-2026-18997: Cosmicstack-Labs Mercury-Agent

Medium severity, CVSS 6.3. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A vulnerability was found in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.1.12. This issue affects the function Agent.handleBgCommand of the file src/core/agent.ts of the component bg Command Handler. Performing a manipulation results in incorrect authorization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

Affected products

• Cosmicstack-Labs Mercury-Agent: version 1.1.0 only; version 1.1.1 only; version 1.1.2 only; version 1.1.3 only; version 1.1.4 only; version 1.1.5 only; …

Published 2026-08-06. Last modified 2026-08-12.