Vulnerability · Published Aug 4, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-18774NousResearch hermes-agent xAI Image Generation Provider image_gen_provider.py save_url_image server-side request forgery
Medium 6.3
In plain English
A medium-severity server-side request forgery 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 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
A flaw has been found in NousResearch hermes-agent up to 0.16.0. This affects the function save_url_image of the file agent/image_gen_provider.py of the component xAI Image Generation Provider. This manipulation causes server-side request forgery. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been published 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 | 0.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.8 |
Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
References
- VDB-385784 | NousResearch hermes-agent xAI Image Generation Provider image_gen_provider.py save_url_image server-side request forgery vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-385784 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2026-18774 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #856875 | NousResearch hermes-agent 0.16.0 Server-Side Request Forgery (CWE-918) third-party-advisory
- https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/7c71603a25d84f372f2275dd570e99d4 exploit