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CVE-2026-9354
NousResearch hermes-agent Slack Agent/Mattermost Agent escape output
Description

A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Slack Agent/Mattermost Agent. The manipulation of the argument format_message results in escaping of output. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2026, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

May 24, 2026, 4:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

VulDB
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-9354 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

Solution
Sanitize user input to prevent format string vulnerabilities. Update the agent to a patched version.
  • Validate and sanitize all external inputs.
  • Update the agent software to the latest version.
  • Apply vendor-provided security patches immediately.
  • Review agent code for similar vulnerabilities.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2026-9354 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    May. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.16. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Slack Agent/Mattermost Agent. The manipulation of the argument format_message results in escaping of output. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-74
    Added CWE CWE-116
    Added Reference https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/e90fb38ac03284176bae49898a3a46a4
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/submit/812226
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/365317
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/vuln/365317/cti
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