CVE-2026-53869: Hermes Agent contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation
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Hermes Agent before 0.16.0 contains a DNS rebinding vulnerability in WebSocket endpoints that allows remote attackers to bypass Host and Origin validation. FastAPI HTTP middleware does not execute for WebSocket upgrade requests on /api/pty, /api/ws, /api/pub, and /api/events endpoints, enabling attackers to exploit DNS rebinding and inject malicious commands or read terminal output.
References
- github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/commit/d9ec90585cf7616b5972e44cf8d92bb569fc3feb
- github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/30221
- github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/pull/31685
- github.com/NousResearch/hermes-agent/releases/tag/v2026.6.5
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4pqm-j46f-795x
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53869
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/hermes-agent-dns-rebinding-bypass-via-websocket-endpoints
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