CVE-2026-71963
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.9%
56.6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-78
Published 2026-09-03 · modified 2026-09-08
Description
Hermes Agent 0.18.2 through 0.21.0, fixed in commit f6234d0, contains a remote code execution vulnerability that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands by supplying a malicious repository with a crafted .git/config that sets core.fsmonitor to an attacker-controlled command. When a user opens the malicious repository and sends any message, the agent triggers a git status index refresh which executes the injected command in the user's process context, exposing the full environment including configured provider API keys.
References
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/f6234d00c5d59450adea1d7edd30ad3859375c79
- https://github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/101483
- https://www.manifold.security/blog/ai-coding-agents-git-hijack
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-agent-rce-via-git-core-fsmonitor-config-injection