CVE-2026-18774

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.

CVSS v3 6.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 6.5 MEDIUM

6.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

6.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://gist.github.com/YLChen-007/7c71603a25d84f372f2275dd570e99d4
https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-18774
https://vuldb.com/submit/856875
https://vuldb.com/vuln/385784
https://vuldb.com/vuln/385784/cti

Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-04 17:16

Updated : 2026-08-12 20:59

NVD link : CVE-2026-18774

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18774

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18774

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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