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TI-2026-38867 Aliases CVE-2026-53871GHSA-cpcp-57xw-48rv

Hermes WebUI < 0.51.368 - Profile-Scoped Authorization Bypass via Forged hermes_profile Cookie

Priority LOW 39CWE-565Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Hermes WebUI before 0.51.368 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in the get_profile_cookie() function that accepts unauthenticated profile names from the hermes_profile cookie. An authenticated attacker can forge the hermes_profile cookie value to bypass profile-scoped authorization checks and access sessions, files, and resources across different profiles.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00365 30th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed hermes-webui (nesquena): 0.51.368

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
nesquenahermes-webuibefore 0.51.3680.51.368Patch availableCNA
  • hermes-webui Vendornesquena Affected before 0.51.368 Fixed in 0.51.368 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA hermes-webui (nesquena) Fixed in 0.51.368

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-53871
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpcp-57xw-48rv
  3. 2026-10-25 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW

References

Patch 3

Other 1

  • TI-2026-36807 Hermes WebUI < 0.51.358 Unauthenticated Password Takeover via /api/settings CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
  • TI-2026-39885 Hermes WebUI < 0.51.468 - Resource Exhaustion via Unauthenticated OAuth Flow Endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2026-39878 Hermes WebUI < 0.51.443 - Cross-Profile Session Data Exfiltration via Session Export Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-39877 Hermes WebUI < 0.51.443 - Broken Access Control in /api/session Endpoint CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-36799 Hermes WebUI < 0.51.269 Profile Isolation Bypass via sessions search CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-09773 Hermes WebUI before 0.51.221 Path Traversal via Symlink Workspace Bypass CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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