CVEPublished 2026-06-17Modified 2026-06-170 articles on news6 live referencesNVD data

CVE-2026-53870

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS percentile
Description

Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 creates response_store.db and webhook_subscriptions.json with world-readable permissions (mode 0o644), exposing conversation history and HMAC secrets to local users. Attackers with local filesystem access can read these files directly to obtain sensitive data including conversation history, tool payloads, prompts, and per-route HMAC secrets.

Timeline
Published 2026-06-17
Modified 2026-06-17

External references

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