CVE-2026-14627 Auth bypass in hermes-agent
Improper authentication in DiscordAdapter allows remote attackers to bypass user restrictions, potentially gaining unauthorized access to the agent.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14627?
CVE-2026-14627 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in NousResearch hermes-agent, published on 4 Jul 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.15.2. This affects the function DiscordAdapter._is_allowed_user of the file gateway/platforms/discord.py of the component Discord Platform Integration. Such manipulation leads to improper authentication. The attack can be launched remotely. This attack is characterized by high complexity. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14627?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14627?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14627 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-14627 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-14627 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v8jw-9wv4-wxg3.