CVE-2026-9351: Nousresearch Hermes-Agent

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

A security flaw has been discovered in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. This vulnerability affects the function _is_blocked_device of the file tools/file_tools.py of the component read_file Tool. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Affected products

• Nousresearch Hermes-Agent: version 2026.4.0 only; version 2026.4.1 only; version 2026.4.2 only; version 2026.4.3 only; version 2026.4.4 only; version 2026.4.5 only; …

Published 2026-05-24. Last modified 2026-07-23.