CVE-2026-14617 Other in hermes-agent
Improper case sensitivity handling in streaming tag filtering may allow bypassing security controls in NousResearch hermes-agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14617?
CVE-2026-14617 is a low-severity vulnerability in NousResearch hermes-agent, published on 3 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 2026.4.30. Affected is the function GatewayStreamConsumer._filter_and_accumulate of the file gateway/stream_consumer.py of the component Streaming Reasoning Tag Filter. The manipulation leads to improper handling of case sensitivity. The attack may be initiated remotely. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The project decided to not implement a dedicated fix: "[T]he analysis and the fix are both sound. It just lands below the bar for the maintenance cost of a duplicated scrub path."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14617?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14617?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14617 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-14617 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14617 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pxqg-8rwp-q2x2.