CVE-2026-82021 (CVSS 8.3)

Description

Hermes Agent 0.18.2 prior to 0.19.0 contains a supply chain vulnerability in its bundled MCP catalog that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising a third-party upstream repository referenced via a mutable branch rather than a pinned commit SHA. An attacker who compromises the upstream repository can propagate malicious code to every host that installs the affected catalog entry, with no further action required by the operator.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

8.3

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS — Exploit Prediction

0.0034

Probability of exploitation

0.25%

Percentile rank

EPSS estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A higher score means more likely to be exploited.

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-494 CWE-494

References

Other References

https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/9df5f879b4a5925c0f8f947e7e16ed8e845932c3 https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/64463 https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.7.20 https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-agent-mcp-catalog-supply-chain-rce-via-mutable-branch-reference

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-82021? +

Hermes Agent 0.18.2 prior to 0.19.0 contains a supply chain vulnerability in its bundled MCP catalog that allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code by compromising a third-party upstream repository referenced via a mutable branch rather than a pinned commit SHA. An attacker who compromises the upstream repository can propagate malicious code to every host that installs the affected catalog entry, with no further action required by the operator. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2026-82021? +

CVE-2026-82021 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.3 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching. The EPSS score is 0.0034, placing it in the 0th percentile for exploitation probability.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2026-82021? +

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