Information disclosure in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-284.
Summary
A weakness has been identified in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent up to 1.2.0. This affects the function PermissionManager.checkShellCommand of the file mercury-agent/src/capabilities/permissions.ts of the component Shell Permission Manifest. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cosmicstack-labs | mercury-agent | 1.0; 1.1; 1.2.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- mercury-agent Vendorcosmicstack-labs Affected 1.0; 1.1; 1.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE names CNA · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cosmicstack-labs:mercury-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:a:cosmicstack-labs:mercury-agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-90811
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x845-4vjw-3f37
References
More cosmicstack-labs vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-61717 cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent GitHub API github.ts githubRequest server-side request forgery CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-61716 cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent Shell Command Execution permissions.ts checkShellCommand validate before canonicalize CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-61715 cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent Shell Command Permission permissions.ts checkShellCommand privileges assignment CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-61713 Improper authorization in cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-15525 cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent delegate_task Tool sub-agent.ts SubAgent.run improper authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-15524 cosmicstack-labs mercury-agent bg agent.ts Agent.handleBgCommand authorization CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-90811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-90811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x845-4vjw-3f37 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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