Incorrect Default Permissions Affecting hermes-agent package, versions [,0.16.0)
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- published29 Jun 2026
- disclosed17 Jun 2026
- creditUnknown
Introduced: 17 Jun 2026
CVE-2026-53870 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade hermes-agent to version 0.16.0 or higher.
Overview
hermes-agent is a The self-improving AI agent — creates skills from experience, improves them during use, and runs anywhere
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Incorrect Default Permissions due to the creation of response_store.db and webhook_subscriptions.json files with world-readable permissions. An attacker can access sensitive data, such as conversation history, tool payloads, prompts, and HMAC secrets, by reading these files directly if they have local filesystem access.