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A vulnerability was determined in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected is the function _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view of the file tools/skills_tool.py. Executing a manipulation can lead to injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
AnalysisAI
Remote injection in NousResearch Hermes Agent through version 2026.4.30 allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the _serve_plugin_skill/skill_view function in tools/skills_tool.py. Publicly available exploit code exists via a GitHub gist, and the vendor has not responded to disclosure attempts, leaving deployments without an official fix. CVSS 7.3 reflects network-reachable, low-complexity exploitation with partial impact across confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Technical ContextAI
Hermes Agent is an AI agent framework from NousResearch that exposes plugin skills through HTTP-facing handlers. The vulnerable code path resides in tools/skills_tool.py within the _serve_plugin_skill and skill_view handlers, which appear to incorporate attacker-controlled input into a downstream interpreter or command context without adequate neutralization. CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component, i.e., generic Injection) describes this root cause class, where untrusted data crosses a trust boundary into a parser, command processor, or template engine that treats portions of it as control syntax rather than data.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis, and NousResearch did not respond to coordinated disclosure, so operators must rely on compensating controls. Restrict network access to the Hermes Agent service so the affected skill endpoints (_serve_plugin_skill, skill_view) are reachable only from trusted internal networks or via authenticated reverse proxies, accepting the trade-off that legitimate remote clients will lose direct access. Place a WAF or reverse proxy in front of the agent to filter suspicious payloads targeting skill parameters (e.g., shell metacharacters, template syntax, path traversal), recognizing that filtering may break legitimate skills that use special characters. If the plugin skill feature is not in use, disable or remove tools/skills_tool.py routes entirely. Monitor the vendor repository for upstream fixes and review the public PoC at https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/9dd399c6f75b31fa741a613dfd41de08 to build detection signatures.
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EUVD-2026-33546
GHSA-vq96-9529-5crp