Vulnerability · Published Jul 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-14627NousResearch hermes-agent Discord Platform Integration discord.py DiscordAdapter._is_allowed_user improper authentication
Medium 5.6
In plain English
A medium-severity improper authentication in hermes-agent from NousResearch. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities).
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NousResearch | hermes-agent | 0.15.00.15.10.15.2 |
Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-376143 | NousResearch hermes-agent Discord Platform Integration discord.py DiscordAdapter._is_allowed_user improper authentication vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-376143 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-14627 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #845598 | NousResearch Hermes Agent <= 75cbdfd06b Improper Authentication (CWE-287) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/d030c690b10a97319efb129ca2f5badb exploit